Justice Quotes

What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.

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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Ida B. Wells
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"Every voice matters in the fight for justice."
Ida B. Wells
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"Justice is not negotiable."
Ida B. Wells
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"Justice is the foundation of a free society."
Ida B. Wells
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"You can't build a just society on a foundation of lies."
Rachel Maddow
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"In the face of injustice, silence is complicity."
Rachel Maddow
"The work of journalism is to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted."
Anderson Cooper
"Silence in the face of injustice is complicity."
Anderson Cooper
"The stories we ignore are often the most important ones to tell."
Anderson Cooper
"The privilege of having a voice means you have an obligation to amplify those who don't."
Anderson Cooper
"When you see wrongdoing and stay silent, you become complicit in that wrong"
Edward Snowden
"Whistleblowing is an act of conscience, not treason"
Edward Snowden
"Systems that operate in secrecy become systems of injustice"
Edward Snowden
"A woman who desires to become a public woman is not lowering herself; she is elevating mankind."
Nellie Bly
"To my mind, the greatest accomplishment is the abolition of slavery from this earth."
Nellie Bly
"I have learned that the most powerful weapon against injustice is the voice of the people."
Nellie Bly
"The measure of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable members."
Nellie Bly
"Justice is worth fighting for, even when it's difficult."
Barbara Walters
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Barbara Walters
"Journalism is about giving voice to the voiceless."
Anderson Cooper
"I believe that bearing witness to human suffering is important and necessary."
Anderson Cooper
"We all have a responsibility to fight injustice wherever we see it."
Julian Assange
"Silence is complicity in the face of injustice."
Julian Assange
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Julian Assange
"We must build systems that protect the vulnerable from abuse of power."
Julian Assange
"Every document hidden is a story untold, and every story untold is an injustice."
Julian Assange
"Surveillance is about power, and power without accountability is tyranny."
Edward Snowden
"The public has a right to know what is being done in their name."
Edward Snowden
"I acted to preserve constitutional rights, not to harm national security."
Edward Snowden
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Edward Snowden