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 all have prejudices, and what matters is whether we act on them."
Andy Rooney
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"The role of the press is to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted."
Bob Schieffer
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"The strength of our democracy depends on an informed public."
Bob Schieffer
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"Sometimes the most important story is the impact of policies on real people."
Bob Schieffer
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"Being fair doesn't mean being neutral about the facts."
Bob Schieffer
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"I write to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted."
Seymour Hersh
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"Accountability is the price of power."
Seymour Hersh
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"One leak can expose systematic deception."
Seymour Hersh
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"Corruption thrives in darkness."
Seymour Hersh
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"The public's right to know supersedes government secrecy."
Seymour Hersh
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"The public interest trumps government secrecy."
Seymour Hersh
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"Good reporting speaks for the voiceless."
Seymour Hersh
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"Accountability begins with exposure."
Seymour Hersh
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"Whistleblowers and journalists are democracy's immune system."
Seymour Hersh
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"Transparency is the enemy of corruption."
Seymour Hersh
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"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
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Tom Wolfe
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"Justice requires courage and conviction."
Tom Wolfe
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Walter Matthau
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"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
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"Silence in the face of injustice makes you complicit"
Seymour Hersh
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"Whistleblowers are patriots, not traitors"
Seymour Hersh
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"Truth-telling is an act of rebellion in corrupt systems"
Seymour Hersh
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"Accountability cannot exist where secrecy is enshrined"
Seymour Hersh
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"Institutional protection of wrongdoing is a form of corruption"
Seymour Hersh
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"The pursuit of accountability is never comfortable or popular"
Seymour Hersh