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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"The poor deserve access to quality services."
Esther Duflo
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"The poor deserve to be treated as equals."
Esther Duflo
"A just cause requires a just heart to execute it."
Hernando de Soto
"Justice delayed is justice that teaches a bitter lesson."
Hernando de Soto
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"Poverty is not merely lack of money; it is lack of capability and opportunity."
Angus Deaton
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"The pursuit of equality is the pursuit of human dignity."
Angus Deaton
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"Inequality harms not just the poor, but the structure of society itself."
Angus Deaton
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"Justice delayed is justice denied, but justice rushed is injustice."
Angus Deaton
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"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied; it is injustice served."
Raj Patel
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"Justice is not about punishment; it is about restoration and healing."
Raj Patel
"The true measure of an explorer is not the land he claims but the lives he improves."
Hernando de Soto
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"We need to redefine value creation to include social and environmental returns."
Mariana Mazzucato
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"We've privatized gains while socializing losses. This is backwards."
Mariana Mazzucato
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"Public institutions are not the problem; underfunded ones are."
Mariana Mazzucato
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"We've outsourced public responsibilities to private actors and called it efficiency."
Mariana Mazzucato
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"We've privatized profits while spreading the risks to society."
Mariana Mazzucato
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"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied; it is a wound left unhealed."
Raj Patel
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"Inequality isn't a side effect of capitalism, it's baked into the system."
Kate Raworth
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"We need to redistribute wealth and regenerate life, not just sustain it."
Kate Raworth
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"The economy needs to work for everyone, not just the wealthy few."
Kate Raworth
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"We need an economy that values care work as much as paid work."
Kate Raworth
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"Justice and sustainability are not separate goals; they're inseparable."
Kate Raworth
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"We live in an age of abundance, yet most live in scarcity. That's a design problem."
Kate Raworth
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"A just economy would ensure everyone has access to what they need."
Kate Raworth
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"Economic justice is the foundation for environmental justice."
Kate Raworth
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"We need an economy that values women's work, care work, and natural systems."
Kate Raworth
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"An economy that ignores social limits is an economy that ignores humanity."
Kate Raworth
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"Economic systems are built on trust, and trust dissolves the moment we stop being honest about what we're selling."
George Akerlof
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"Discrimination can be rational when you lack complete information—but rational doesn't mean just."
George Akerlof
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"Fairness and efficiency are often in conflict, and pretending otherwise is naive."
George Akerlof