Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"We all have prejudices, and what matters is whether we act on them."Andy Rooney
"The role of the press is to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted."Bob Schieffer
"The strength of our democracy depends on an informed public."Bob Schieffer
"Sometimes the most important story is the impact of policies on real people."Bob Schieffer
"Being fair doesn't mean being neutral about the facts."Bob Schieffer
"I write to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted."Seymour Hersh
"Accountability is the price of power."Seymour Hersh
"One leak can expose systematic deception."Seymour Hersh
"Corruption thrives in darkness."Seymour Hersh
"The public's right to know supersedes government secrecy."Seymour Hersh
"The public interest trumps government secrecy."Seymour Hersh
"Good reporting speaks for the voiceless."Seymour Hersh
"Accountability begins with exposure."Seymour Hersh
"Whistleblowers and journalists are democracy's immune system."Seymour Hersh
"Transparency is the enemy of corruption."Seymour Hersh
"Power abhors accountability."Seymour Hersh
"Justice requires not just intention but persistent action."Diane Sawyer
"I believe in confronting injustice with persistence and hope."Diane Sawyer
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Tom Wolfe
"Justice requires courage and conviction."Tom Wolfe
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Walter Matthau
"Justice serves the greater good."Walter Matthau
"I've learned that everyone deserves to be heard."Katie Couric
"I believe that every person has inherent dignity and worth."Katie Couric
"Silence in the face of injustice makes you complicit"Seymour Hersh
"Whistleblowers are patriots, not traitors"Seymour Hersh
"Truth-telling is an act of rebellion in corrupt systems"Seymour Hersh
"Accountability cannot exist where secrecy is enshrined"Seymour Hersh
"Institutional protection of wrongdoing is a form of corruption"Seymour Hersh
"The pursuit of accountability is never comfortable or popular"Seymour Hersh