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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"Poverty is not just about income but about deprivation of capabilities."
Amartya Sen
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Amartya Sen
A
"Gender equality is essential for societal development."
Amartya Sen
A
"Justice is not merely procedural but substantive in its effects."
Amartya Sen
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
James Tobin
"Justice requires empathy and understanding."
James Tobin
D
"Property rights are the foundation upon which all economic progress rests."
Douglass North
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"The American Constitution represents a revolutionary institutional achievement in limiting government power."
Douglass North
D
"The gap between rich and poor nations reflects differences in institutional quality."
Douglass North
D
"A society without strong property rights institutions cannot develop a functional market economy."
Douglass North
D
"Institutional frameworks determine not just what gets produced, but who benefits from production."
Douglass North
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"Progressive taxation is not punishment but a mechanism for social stability."
Thomas Piketty
T
"Patience with injustice is merely complicity disguised as pragmatism."
Thomas Piketty
T
"Justice requires dismantling the structures that privilege birth over merit."
Thomas Piketty
T
"Justice delayed is justice denied, and centuries of delay have created centuries of injustice."
Thomas Piketty
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"Rules are not effective unless people understand them and believe they are fair."
Elinor Ostrom
E
"Fairness in the distribution of benefits and costs is essential for maintaining cooperation."
Elinor Ostrom
E
"Punishment for rule-breaking must be proportional and consistently applied."
Elinor Ostrom
E
"We must recognize that different groups may have different interests in the same resource."
Elinor Ostrom
E
"Successful commons require that benefits be distributed fairly among all users."
Elinor Ostrom
E
"Successful commons governance requires that costs and benefits be distributed fairly."
Elinor Ostrom
M
"Those who benefit from disorder have no incentive to create order, even if order would benefit everyone."
Mancur Olson
M
"Stability can be a curse when the institutions being stabilized are inefficient or unjust."
Mancur Olson
M
"Small privileged groups often capture the benefits of public goods while dispersing the costs to the unorganized many."
Mancur Olson
M
"The tragedy of the commons occurs when property rights are not clearly defined or enforceable."
Mancur Olson
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"The distribution of costs and benefits in a system determines whose voice will be heard in disputes over that system."
Mancur Olson
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"The poorest decisions are often made by those with the most ability to impose their costs on others."
Mancur Olson
M
"The most stable institutions are often the most unjust because they efficiently extract benefits for the privileged."
Mancur Olson
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"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."
Anna Schwartz
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"Poverty is not just about income; it's about deprivation of capabilities."
Amartya Sen