Justice Quotes

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

27299 quotes

B
"The pursuit of justice is a moral imperative."
Benjamin Netanyahu
B
"We must respect the rights and dignity of all people."
Benjamin Netanyahu
M
"The Jewish people have the right to their land. This is our historical and moral right."
Menachem Begin
M
"We must respect the rights of others while defending our own."
Menachem Begin
M
"We must protect the weak and stand up for the oppressed."
Menachem Begin
M
"We must create a society where justice is not a privilege, but a right."
Menachem Begin
N
"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied; it is a wound that festers in the body politic."
Naftali Bennett
E
"The measure of a society is how it treats those with whom it disagrees."
Ehud Olmert
E
"A nation's responsibility to its citizens supersedes all other considerations."
Ehud Olmert
E
"A just society is built on laws that protect the weak from the strong."
Ehud Olmert
E
"A just society protects the rights of minorities from majority rule."
Ehud Olmert
E
"A nation's character is revealed in how it treats its conflicts."
Ehud Olmert
E
"A just society is built on the rule of law, not the rule of men."
Ehud Olmert
"A nation's strength is measured by how it treats its most vulnerable citizens."
Ehud Barak
"Justice delayed is justice denied, and both wound a society."
Ehud Barak
R
"We cannot create a just society through unjust means."
Rabin Yitzhak
D
"An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust has the right to do so."
David Ben-Gurion
D
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
David Ben-Gurion
B
"Antisemitism is a disease that has plagued humanity for centuries."
Benjamin Netanyahu
M
"In the face of injustice, silence becomes complicity."
Menachem Begin
M
"Justice delayed is justice denied; therefore we must act with urgency."
Menachem Begin
M
"A just society protects not just the powerful, but especially the vulnerable."
Menachem Begin
"The measure of a civilization is not its monuments, but how it treats its weakest members."
Shimon Peres
"Justice delayed is justice denied, and in that delay lies the seeds of future conflict."
Shimon Peres
"Justice is not a destination but a constant commitment."
Shimon Peres
Y
"We demand our right of return to our homeland"
Yasser Arafat
Y
"The Palestinian cause is a just cause"
Yasser Arafat
Y
"Our cause is righteous"
Yasser Arafat
Y
"We demand recognition as a people"
Yasser Arafat
Y
"The occupation is unjust"
Yasser Arafat