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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"A just cause gives strength even to the weakest."
Menachem Begin
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"The struggle for justice is never truly finished."
Menachem Begin
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"Justice requires action, not merely intention."
Menachem Begin
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"The pursuit of justice defines what it means to be human."
Menachem Begin
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"The foundation of any great society is the willingness of its citizens to contribute more than they consume."
David Ben-Gurion
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"A state founded on justice will endure; a state founded on force will eventually collapse."
David Ben-Gurion
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"In the struggle for justice, there are no shortcuts, only the long road of persistence."
David Ben-Gurion
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"We are not merely building a state but establishing a moral example for the world."
David Ben-Gurion
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"The soul of a nation is revealed not in its monuments but in its treatment of its citizens."
David Ben-Gurion
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"The Palestinian cause is rooted in justice and human dignity."
Mahmoud Abbas
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"The Palestinian people will never accept being second-class citizens."
Mahmoud Abbas
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"The international law is clear on Palestinian rights."
Mahmoud Abbas
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"The international community's role is to ensure justice, not just peace."
Mahmoud Abbas
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"The international law supports Palestinian self-determination."
Mahmoud Abbas
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"We seek recognition not as a charity, but as a right."
Mahmoud Abbas
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"The settlement movement contradicts every principle of justice."
Mahmoud Abbas
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"The world must recognize that Palestinian rights are universal rights."
Mahmoud Abbas
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"A Jewish state is not a state where Jews rule over non-Jews. It is a state where Jewish law and Jewish values predominate."
Golda Meir
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"I have never believed in compromise when dealing with matters of principle."
Golda Meir
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"One must never lose sight of the fact that we are fighting for a just cause."
Golda Meir
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"Justice requires both law and compassion."
Muhammad VI
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"Justice must be blind to power and wealth."
Muhammad VI
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"The Jewish people have the right to be masters of their own fate, like all other peoples of the world."
Menachem Begin
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"The pursuit of justice sometimes requires us to stand alone against the world."
Menachem Begin
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"The creation of a Jewish state was not just political necessity, but moral imperative."
Menachem Begin
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"The greatness of a nation is measured by how it treats those who are weakest."
Menachem Begin
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"The moral clarity of a nation's cause is its greatest weapon in the battle of ideas and principles."
Benjamin Netanyahu
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"In the end, what defines a nation is not its territory or its wealth, but the character of its people and their commitment to shared values."
Benjamin Netanyahu
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"A nation's wealth is ultimately measured not in currency but in the security, opportunity, and dignity of its citizens."
Benjamin Netanyahu
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"A nation's health is reflected in the health of its institutions, and strong institutions require strong leadership and active citizenship."
Benjamin Netanyahu