Justice Quotes

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

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"Justice requires courage and conviction"
Umm Kulthum
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"I have always advocated for equal opportunity and justice in the arts."
Placido Domingo
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"I advocate for music as a means of social change and human transformation."
Placido Domingo
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"A voice used for justice echoes through eternity."
Youssou N'Dour
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"Justice delayed is justice denied, but never forgotten."
Youssou N'Dour
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"Justice requires courage and sacrifice."
Youssou N'Dour
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"I believe that every person deserves to experience the beauty of great music."
Luciano Pavarotti
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"The struggle for justice is never finished; it requires constant vigilance and commitment."
Miriam Makeba
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"My people taught me that silence in the face of injustice is complicity."
Miriam Makeba
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"The work of justice requires patience, persistence, and an unwavering belief in human dignity."
Miriam Makeba
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"The voice of an artist should always speak for those who cannot speak for themselves."
Placido Domingo
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"I have devoted my life to giving voice to the voiceless."
Umm Kulthum
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"I believe that every voice deserves to be heard."
Umm Kulthum
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"The struggle for justice never ends; each generation must take up the torch of change."
Youssou N'Dour
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"To be silenced is to be diminished, but the voice of the people cannot be forever suppressed."
Miriam Makeba
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"Every voice raised for justice echoes through eternity."
Miriam Makeba
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"We must unite for the liberation of Africa"
Fela Kuti
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"The struggle for justice never ends"
Fela Kuti
F
"Justice delayed is justice denied"
Fela Kuti
Y
"The struggle for justice is like a long song that must be sung by many voices together."
Youssou N'Dour
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"The measure of a society is how it treats those without voice or platform."
Youssou N'Dour
"Justice begins with listening to those who have been silenced."
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
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"Justice without mercy is tyranny; mercy without justice is chaos."
Umm Kulthum
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"Justice is the heartbeat of a civilized society."
Umm Kulthum
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"I have the responsibility to use my voice for those who have no voice."
Miriam Makeba
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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Miriam Makeba
"The piano is democracy - it has no favorites, only those who serve it faithfully."
Marta Argerich
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"In every struggle for justice, music becomes the voice of those who cannot be silenced."
Youssou N'Dour
"Justice requires not just the right actions, but the right intentions behind them."
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
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"Justice is served when great art is properly preserved and honored."
Ravi Shankar