"How blindfolded are those who take bribes!" ~~ Talmud, Ketubot
"Pray for political stability, for if not for fear of the government men would swallow each other alive." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers, 3:1
"What neither fire nor water can consume, false testimony can." ~~ Talmud, Shevuot
"Partiality in judgement is not good." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 24:23
"Judaism has had a very profound effect on me. Jews believe you can’t have justice for yourself unless other people have justice as well. That has motivated much of what I’ve done." ~~ Bella Abzug
"Proof cannot be got from fools." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat
"The merciful man does his own soul good." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 11:17
"You shall not close your hand against your needy kinsman. " ~~ Deuteronomy (Devarim) 15:7
"By three things is the world sustained: the Law, the Temple service and deeds of loving kindness." ~~ Avot 1:2
"Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother, and cleaves to his wife: and they become one flesh. " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) 2:24
"Confession by the defendant is as good as a hundred witnesses." ~~ Talmud, Kiddushin
"Who shows pity for humankind, the Heavens will pity in turn. " ~~ Talmud, Shabbat
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