Truth is the mother of justice.

Explanation

Justice cannot exist apart from truth; every legal proceeding is, at its foundation, a search for truth, and any process that obscures truth undermines justice.

Where this applies

• The court process seems designed to hide the truth rather than find it.
• Justice can't exist if the truth is being suppressed.
• The whole point of a legal proceeding should be finding the truth.

See also

• 9.2.1 To swear is to call God as witness, and is an act of divine worship.
• 9.5.2 Truth fears nothing but concealment.