Justice Quotes

"The cost of secrecy is always borne by the powerless"

"I don't think women are better than men, I think we're equal, but I do think the evidence is overwhelming."

"The key to understanding any society is to know how it treats its women."

"We have a responsibility to tell stories that illuminate rather than divide."

"Democracy depends on informed citizens who ask difficult questions."

"Moral judgment is embedded in seemingly innocent descriptions."

"Every society produces both winners and losers through its structure."

"I think women have come a long way, but we still have a lot of work to do in terms of equality."

"I believe that everyone deserves to be heard and respected."

"Accountability requires speaking truth to power, no matter the cost."

"Institutional corruption grows in proportion to institutional secrecy."

"Authority that cannot withstand scrutiny doesn't deserve trust."

"Public interest trumps government secrecy in a functioning democracy."

"The role of journalism is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable."

"The public is not served by official narratives; it is served by the truth."

"Accountability requires more than apologies; it requires consequences."

"Those who claim transparency should not fear transparency."

"Systems require oversight or they inevitably become corrupt."

"Power without accountability is tyranny, however democratic it claims to be."

"The public interest is the only interest that justifies publication."

"The best protection against abuse is public awareness."

"The public has a right to know what governments do in their name."

"The role of media is to be a watchdog for the people."

"Power without accountability is tyranny."

"Justice delayed is justice denied."

"Civilization requires not just the absence of war, but the presence of justice."

"The purpose of the press is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable."

"The greatest threat to human welfare comes from those convinced of their moral superiority."

"The drug war was always a war on people, not on drugs."

"No respect for the law, or for anyone else's personal rights."