History Main / ForGreatJustice

The EvilCounterpart is ForTheEvulz, or WellIntentionedExtremists if they had good intents. Do NOT confuse with JusticeWillPrevail, a more complicated topic to say the least.

The EvilCounterpart is ForTheEvulz. Do NOT confuse with JusticeWillPrevail, a more complicated topic to say the least.

** Sadly, not every country with such a motto is also able to follow this motto. The official motto "Justice, Liberty, Prosperity" belongs to the Republic of South Sudan, which is torn in civil wars since sixty years! "Paix, Justice, Travail"is the motto of the Kongo, one of the poorest countries in the world, and a state that has also to deal with civil war.

** Sadly, not every country with such a motto is also able to follow this motto. The official motto "Justice, Liberty, Prosperity" belongs to the Republic of South Sudan, which is torn in civil wars since sixty years! "Paix, Justice, Travail"[[translation]]Peace, Justice, Labour[[/translation]]is the motto of the Kongo, another state who has to deal with civil war.

** Sadly, not every country with such a motto is also able to follow this motto. The official motto "Justice, Liberty, Prosperity" belongs to the Republic of South Sudan, which is torn in civil wars since sixty years! "Paix, Justice, Travail"[[translation]] Peace, Justice, Labour [[/translation]]is the motto of the Kongo, another state who has to deal with civil war.

** Sadly, not every country with such a motto is also able to follow this motto. The official motto "Justice, Liberty, Prosperity" belongs to the Republic of South Sudan, which is torn in civil wars since sixty years! "Paix, Justice, Travail" [[translation]] Peace, Justice, Labour[[/translation]] is the motto of the Kongo, another state who has to deal with civil war.

** Sadly, not every country with such a motto is also a country that follows this motto. The official motto „Justice, Liberty, Prosperity“ belongs to the Republic of South Sudan, which is torn in civil wars since sixty years!

** Germany has "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit" (Unity and Justice and Liberty).[[note]]Perhaps it's worth mentioning that this phrase most famously occurs in the third stanza of the Song of the Germans (Das Lied der Deutschen). You know, the song whose first stanza starts with "Deutschland, Deutschland über Alles." The third stanza (only) is the modern national anthem of Germany.[[/note]][[note]]It should be noted that the Song was from a time when there was [AllTheLittleGermanies no german state] and the songwriter just wanted to emphasize how important the existence of such a state was for him. The song was not meamt to be aggressive against other countries, that's one reason why it was used as national anthem during the Weimar Republic, but Nazi Germany only used the first stanza. [[/note]] Modern Germany, as one might recall, had a very hard time in getting to where it is now. Its legal system is noted for trying to strike a balance between the extremes of France and Britain in substance (in format, it's all French) and is ''very'' concerned with ensuring that the rule of law is applied consistently and fairly.

** Germany has "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit" (Unity and Justice and Liberty).[[note]]Perhaps it's worth mentioning that this phrase most famously occurs in the third stanza of the Song of the Germans (Das Lied der Deutschen). You know, the song whose first stanza starts with "Deutschland, Deutschland über Alles." The third stanza (only) is the modern national anthem of Germany.[[/note]][[note]]It should be noted that the Song was from a time when there was [ AllTheLittleGermanies no german state] and the songwriter just wanted to emphasize how important the existence of such a state was for him. The song was not meamt to be aggressive against other countries, that's one reason why it was used as national anthem during the Weimar Republic, but Nazi Germany only used the first stanza. [[/note]] Modern Germany, as one might recall, had a very hard time in getting to where it is now. Its legal system is noted for trying to strike a balance between the extremes of France and Britain in substance (in format, it's all French) and is ''very'' concerned with ensuring that the rule of law is applied consistently and fairly.

** Germany has "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit" (Unity and Justice and Liberty).[[note]]Perhaps it's worth mentioning that this phrase most famously occurs in the third stanza of the Song of the Germans (Das Lied der Deutschen). You know, the song whose first stanza starts with "Deutschland, Deutschland über Alles." The third stanza (only) is the modern national anthem of Germany.[[/note]][[note]]It should be noted that the Song was from a time when there was [ AllTheLittleGermans no german state] and the songwriter just wanted to emphasize how important the existence of such a state was for him. The song was not meamt to be aggressive against other countries, that's one reason why it was used as national anthem during the Weimar Republic, but Nazi Germany only used the first stanza. [[/note]] Modern Germany, as one might recall, had a very hard time in getting to where it is now. Its legal system is noted for trying to strike a balance between the extremes of France and Britain in substance (in format, it's all French) and is ''very'' concerned with ensuring that the rule of law is applied consistently and fairly.

** Germany has "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit" (Unity and Justice and Liberty).[[note]]Perhaps it's worth mentioning that this phrase most famously occurs in the third stanza of the Song of the Germans (Das Lied der Deutschen). You know, the song whose first stanza starts with "Deutschland, Deutschland über Alles." The third stanza (only) is the modern national anthem of Germany.[[/note]] Modern Germany, as one might recall, had a very hard time in getting to where it is now. Its legal system is noted for trying to strike a balance between the extremes of France and Britain in substance (in format, it's all French) and is ''very'' concerned with ensuring that the rule of law is applied consistently and fairly.

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* ''Anime/{{Slayers}}'': This is [[CuteClumsyGirl Princess Amelia Seiryuun's]] schtick throughout the series, [[DaddysGirl which she gets from her father]], [[BigHam Prince Phil.]] In addition to suffering form ChronicHeroSyndrome (which annoys Lina, to no end), she proudly proclaims herself to be a champion of love, peace, and justice and will smite the hell out of evil [[WrestlerInAllOfUs with dropkicks, suplexes]], and [[CuteBruiser really big, EXTREMELY HEAVY blunt objects.]]
* Many Go Nagai works have or at the very least lampshade this.

** It is even discussed during the Whitebeard War arc when Doflamingo laughed when Marines were crying out they were fighting for "Justice." Doflamingo pointed out how history will be written by the winner and if the Marines win, it will be a just win and if the pirates win, it too will be just.

* ''{{Franchise/Superman}}'': The first quote is the modified form of [[Radio/TheAdventuresOfSuperman the radio intro]] which was used on [[Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman the first television series]]. It might have been the TropeMaker.

* While the {{ComicBook/X-Men}} have a somewhat more original concept, and had some of the first [[AntiVillain antivillains]] in American comics, the promos for the cartoons would talk about using mutant powers "for the benefit of mankind."

** Gets subverted in ''Series/KamenRiderWizard''[='s=] [[PostScriptSeason Post-Script Episodes]], where the villain gives a HannibalLecture where he claims Riders are [[NotSoDifferent no different]] from the Kaijin they fight, only hiding behind hollow claims of being "allies of justice". The Riders promptly [[ShutUpHannibal shut him up]] by saying that what they fight for isn't justice, but to protect peoples' freedom from those who would take it away by force. This ended up becoming a key difference between the old-school Showa Kamen Riders like Stronger (who ''do'' fight for justice) and the modern Heisei Riders like Wizard, and was more fully explored in ''Film/HeiseiRiderVsShowaRiderKamenRiderWarsFeaturingSuperSentai''.

* ''Literature/DonQuixote'' in a nutshell, especially in ''TheManFromLaMancha''.

* Athrun Zala's general theme and goal in ''GundamSeedDestiny'' is seeking a correct, fair justice for the universe, contrasting Kira Yamato's goal for everlasting freedom, and Shinn's defending of a predetermined destiny.

*** The Constitution is a bit more verbose: ''"... to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty ..."''
** A close second in English-speaking countries and probably more famous over all is France's "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité" (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity). French democracy places a great deal of emphasis on social equality and solidarity, which often together trump the idea of personal freedom; the French have never forgotten the indignities of the ''[[LEtatCestMoi ancien régime]]''. This is how France justifies many policies which Americans (and, truth be told, Britons) would find repulsive, such as banning religious clothing and symbols in public places or the heavily-regulated and state-directed French economy.

* The much criticized ''CryForJustice'' has a lot of the characters saying that they "want justice!" despite the fact that they are really just out for revenge.

** In some parts of TheBritishEmpire (notably, the colonies that became the Commonwealth Realms), the motto "Peace, Welfare, and Good Government" (with "Welfare" referring to the general "Greater Good" rather than to it's modern, narrower meaning) was popular amongst the political class of the day, typically being in the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_title long titles]] or preambles of the various Acts of Parliament creating [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsible_government responsible governments]] in the colonies/dominions.

->''"The never-ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way."''
-->-- ''{{Franchise/Superman}}''

** Don't forget Heimerdinger. [[ForScience "FOR GREAT SCIENCE!]]"

* As a dark example, Inspector Javert from Literature/LesMiserables dedicates his life to fighting for justice and upholding the law. [[DrivenToSuicide It doesn't end well.]]

* As a dark example, Inspector Javert from Literature/LesMiserables dedicates his life to fighting for justice and upholding the law. [[DrivenToSuicide It ends badly.]]

* As a dark example, Inspector Javert from Literature/LesMiseralbes dedicates his life to fighting for justice and upholding the law. [[DrivenToSuicide It ends badly.]]

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom "Operation Enduring Freedom"]], the [[GeorgeWBush military response]] to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, was initially planned to be named '''"Operation Infinite Justice"'''.