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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"Justice is not a privilege; it is a fundamental right."
Ida B. Wells
I
"Injustice anywhere threatens justice everywhere."
Ida B. Wells
B
"Watergate showed that no one, regardless of power, is above accountability."
Bob Woodward
B
"Power corrupts when there is no mechanism for accountability and transparency."
Bob Woodward
B
"The public has a right to know what institutions do in their name."
Bob Woodward
B
"Documentation creates accountability where mere words create only denial."
Bob Woodward
B
"Every powerful person has a moment when they face the consequences of their choices."
Bob Woodward
B
"Documentation ensures that history cannot be rewritten by the powerful."
Bob Woodward
"Justice requires courage, not just good intentions."
Barbara Walters
E
"To be neutral in a situation of injustice is to have taken the side of the oppressor."
Edward R. Murrow
E
"We cannot buy our security, our freedom from the threat of the bomb by committing an injustice against someone else."
Edward R. Murrow
E
"In the end, we are all accountable for our actions."
Edward R. Murrow
D
"The role of a journalist is to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted."
Dan Rather
D
"Justice delayed is justice denied, yet true justice cannot be rushed."
Dan Rather
C
"In times of crisis, journalism becomes the conscience of society."
Christiane Amanpour
C
"The greatest gift a journalist can give is a voice to the voiceless."
Christiane Amanpour
C
"History shows us that silence in the face of injustice is complicity."
Christiane Amanpour
C
"Journalism should comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable."
Christiane Amanpour
C
"I believe that every person has the right to be heard and understood."
Christiane Amanpour
W
"The responsibility of journalism is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable."
Walter Cronkite
W
"The measure of our civilization is how we care for our most vulnerable."
Walter Cronkite
W
"The test of any society is not its worst citizens but how it treats them."
Walter Cronkite
Y
"Justice delayed is justice denied; act with urgency."
Yi Sun-sin
Y
"A leader must be willing to stand alone if justice demands it."
Yi Sun-sin
B
"Watergate showed that no one is above accountability."
Bob Woodward
B
"A journalist's job is to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted."
Bob Woodward
B
"Documentation creates accountability where it wouldn't otherwise exist."
Bob Woodward
B
"Silence in the face of corruption makes you complicit."
Bob Woodward
B
"The best defense against corruption is sunlight."
Bob Woodward
B
"Accountability requires documentation and courage."
Bob Woodward