Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"The documents I released showed that ordinary people were being treated as suspects in their own country."Edward Snowden
"When the government violates the Constitution, the whistleblower becomes the patriot."Edward Snowden
"The public has a right to know."Bob Woodward
"Power thrives in secrecy; transparency is its enemy."Bob Woodward
"The public deserves the truth, not what powerful people want them to believe."Bob Woodward
"Your work as a journalist is to be the voice of those without one."Bob Woodward
"The role of the press is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable."Bob Woodward
"Your job as a reporter is to serve the public, not the powerful."Bob Woodward
"The public's right to know supersedes the government's desire for secrecy."Bob Woodward
"Accountability is the cornerstone of a functioning society."Carl Bernstein
"A reporter's job is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable."Carl Bernstein
"The public deserves answers, not spin."Carl Bernstein
"The pursuit of accountability is the pursuit of justice."Carl Bernstein
"Power without accountability is the definition of tyranny."Carl Bernstein
"Accountability is not punishment; it's the price of power."Carl Bernstein
"Institutional accountability prevents institutional abuse."Carl Bernstein
"Beware of those who would judge you by a different standard than they judge themselves."Nellie Bly
"Justice demands that we act with integrity."Nellie Bly
"The strength of a nation lies not in its weapons, but in its commitment to justice."Dan Rather
"The quest for justice is as important as the quest for peace."Christiane Amanpour
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Christiane Amanpour
"The day may be approaching when the whole number of black voices will be needed to swell the universal cry for justice and equality."Ida B. Wells
"Justice delayed is democracy denied."Ida B. Wells
"We cannot legislate morality, but we can demand accountability."Ida B. Wells
"Justice is not a gift bestowed by the powerful; it is a right seized by the determined."Ida B. Wells
"Justice delayed is justice that loses its power to heal."Barbara Walters
"Justice without mercy is just revenge with a badge."Barbara Walters
"Watergate taught me that no institution is above accountability."Bob Woodward
"Accountability journalism holds power to account through facts, not opinion."Bob Woodward
"The price of silence is complicity in injustice."Bob Woodward