Rodolfo Walsh

Novelist Journalist Argentine 1927 – 1977

Argentine writer and political activist.

365 quotes

"The journalist's duty is to tell the truth, even when it costs everything."
Truth
"Words are weapons when they expose what power wants to hide."
Freedom
"To remain silent in the face of injustice is to become complicit."
Justice
"Memory is the only resistance against forgetting."
History
"A story untold is a truth buried."
Literature
"The pen must pierce through lies like a knife through darkness."
Courage
"Those who fear investigation fear the truth."
Wisdom
"Writing is an act of rebellion against forgetfulness."
Creativity
"Justice delayed is justice transformed into revenge."
"Power thrives in silence and darkness."
Politics
"The truth has no expiration date."
Truth
"To question authority is the beginning of freedom."
Freedom
"Archives are monuments to what governments want to erase."
History
"A life spent seeking truth is never wasted."
Life
"The dangerous man is the one who writes."
Literature
"Facts are stubborn things; they refuse to disappear."
Wisdom
"To document is to resist."
Inspiration
"Every word carries the weight of responsibility."
Knowledge
"The past demands to be remembered."
"Silence is the greatest lie."
Truth
"Investigation is the highest form of journalism."
Work
"Power fears those who tell stories."
Courage
"The murdered deserve more than mourning; they deserve truth."
Justice
"Writing against oppression is writing for freedom."
Freedom
"Time erases nothing that we choose to remember."
Time
"A journalist is a witness to history."
History
"The truth will outlast every lie."
Truth
"To be brave is to speak when silence is safer."
Courage
"Documents tell stories that power wants forgotten."
Literature
"Justice requires both memory and action."
Justice