Justice Quotes

What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.

27299 quotes

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"I will make you pay for your defiance."
Darth Vader
D
"The weak deserve their fate."
Darth Vader
N
"Every person deserves to be heard"
Nel Noddings
N
"We must care for those who cannot care for themselves"
Nel Noddings
M
"Social injustice and inequality breed the most terrible despair."
Maxine Greene
M
"Justice requires active participation, not passive acceptance."
Maxine Greene
P
"My brother and I were raised to believe in justice."
Princess Leia
P
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Princess Leia
P
"Justice requires courage."
Princess Leia
Y
"Just be your actions, always they must be."
Yoda
Y
"Justice serve always, fairness uphold."
Yoda
L
"A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never for attack."
Luke Skywalker
L
"Civilized people call me a traitor. I call myself a patriot."
Luke Skywalker
L
"The weak deserve their fate."
Luke Skywalker
D
"I do not grant mercy."
Darth Vader
D
"I am the instrument of order."
Darth Vader
D
"Justice is whatever I decree it to be."
Darth Vader
H
"I don't ask for much, just a fair shot."
Han Solo
G
"We must dismantle systems of inequity in education."
Gloria Ladson-Billings
G
"Equity in education is not a luxury; it is a necessity."
Gloria Ladson-Billings
G
"Teaching is an act of resistance against injustice."
Gloria Ladson-Billings
G
"We must interrupt the school-to-prison pipeline."
Gloria Ladson-Billings
N
"Ethical caring challenges us to extend our circle of concern beyond those we naturally love."
Nel Noddings
N
"Caring is revolutionary because it challenges the competitive, individualistic values of modern society."
Nel Noddings
N
"We must expand our conception of care to include care for justice and care for the earth."
Nel Noddings
N
"We must build institutions and systems that support and encourage caring rather than undermine it."
Nel Noddings
P
"We are not just fighting for our freedom. We're fighting for everything we believe in."
Princess Leia
P
"A just cause is worth any sacrifice."
Princess Leia
P
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Princess Leia
D
"Inequality in education creates inequality in society."
Diane Ravitch