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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"We must remember that every policy has a human face."
Walter Mondale
W
"The pursuit of justice is the highest calling of any leader."
Walter Mondale
"The measure of a society is how it treats those it disagrees with."
Morley Safer
"In the pursuit of justice, truth is the only weapon that matters."
Morley Safer
G
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Gayle King
G
"Justice is the foundation of society."
Gayle King
"Justice without mercy is cruelty."
Mike Wallace
S
"Our job is to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted."
Scott Pelley
S
"To be effective, journalism must be accessible to everyone, not just the privileged few."
Scott Pelley
S
"We must cover those in power with the same scrutiny we apply to everyone else."
Scott Pelley
S
"We serve the public interest, not our own interests or those of our employers."
Scott Pelley
S
"We must tell the stories of those who cannot tell their own stories."
Scott Pelley
S
"The voices of the voiceless are often the most important stories we can tell."
Scott Pelley
S
"The most important stories are often the ones that make power uncomfortable."
Scott Pelley
S
"We must report on the powerful with the same rigor we apply to the powerless."
Scott Pelley
S
"We serve the public best when we put their interests above all other considerations."
Scott Pelley
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"Justice delayed is justice denied, and our system is drowning in delay."
Bill Moyers
B
"The work of justice is never finished; it is the work of every generation."
Bill Moyers
A
"If people were really equal, we wouldn't need all these laws saying they were."
Andy Rooney
W
"The pursuit of justice requires unwavering dedication and moral courage."
Walter Mondale
W
"A just society is built on the foundation of respect and equality for all."
Walter Mondale
W
"We must fight for a world where opportunity is not determined by accident of birth."
Walter Mondale
W
"We are called to be voices for the voiceless and advocates for the powerless."
Walter Mondale
W
"We must never accept injustice as inevitable or unchangeable."
Walter Mondale
W
"The work of justice is never complete, but always necessary."
Walter Mondale
W
"The measure of a society is how well it protects its most vulnerable members."
Walter Mondale
"Every story deserves to be told with respect and integrity."
Morley Safer
"In the face of injustice, silence is complicity."
Morley Safer
"Justice deferred is justice denied."
Morley Safer
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"Justice requires courage and consistency."
Gayle King