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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"The stories that matter most are the ones nobody wants to hear."
Marie Colvin
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"I report on war because silence is complicit."
Marie Colvin
M
"You can't be a war correspondent and be neutral."
Marie Colvin
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"When institutions fail to police themselves, scrutiny from outside becomes necessary."
Seymour Hersh
S
"Accountability only comes when powerful people know someone is watching."
Seymour Hersh
S
"Institutions that can't tolerate scrutiny shouldn't be trusted with authority."
Seymour Hersh
S
"Accountability starts with exposure and public awareness."
Seymour Hersh
"Justice is a dish best served with a sense of humor."
Hunter S. Thompson
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"The measure of a civilization is how it treats its most vulnerable members."
Fareed Zakaria
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"The only justice is to follow the absolutely true and absolutely good."
Walter Matthau
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"The camera is a witness to history. We must use it to expose injustice wherever we find it."
James Foley
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"Every person deserves to have their story heard and their dignity respected."
James Foley
J
"In silence, we become complicit. Speak up. Report the truth."
James Foley
J
"The camera witnesses what power wishes would stay hidden."
James Foley
J
"A journalist must be a bridge between the powerful and the powerless."
James Foley
J
"The world's silenced voices need someone to speak for them. Be that person."
James Foley
J
"Tell stories that matter to those who have no platform."
James Foley
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"Justice must be served."
Larry King
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Rachel Maddow
R
"Justice is for everyone or no one."
Rachel Maddow
F
"Meritocracy sounds good but is difficult to achieve in practice."
Fareed Zakaria
F
"Cultural relativism has limits when it comes to human rights."
Fareed Zakaria
F
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Fareed Zakaria
F
"Power without accountability breeds corruption."
Fareed Zakaria
F
"The strength of a nation is measured by how it treats its poorest citizens."
Fareed Zakaria
C
"The person who is against abortion but for capital punishment is inconsistent in a particularly troubling way."
Christopher Hitchens
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"The poor are not helped by condescension; they are helped by justice."
Christopher Hitchens
C
"Power without accountability is merely organized robbery."
Christopher Hitchens
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Walter Matthau
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"The irony is that the people who are most affected by war are the ones least able to speak about it."
Marie Colvin