Justice Quotes

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

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"The measure of a government is not its kindness, but its effectiveness"
Mobutu Sese Seko
"The price of order is the surrender of certain individual liberties"
Mobutu Sese Seko
"Land reform is not just about economics - it is about justice"
Robert Mugabe
"We must reclaim what was stolen from our fathers"
Robert Mugabe
"Development cannot happen without first addressing historical wrongs"
Robert Mugabe
"The land issue cannot be resolved without taking back what belongs to us"
Robert Mugabe
"We took back our land because it was our right to do so"
Robert Mugabe
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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
Hastings Banda
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"The character of a nation is revealed in how it treats the weakest"
Hastings Banda
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"Justice delayed is justice denied to those who suffer"
Hastings Banda
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"The measure of a man is not in how he treats the powerful, but how he treats the powerless."
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"A just society protects its weakest members."
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"The measure of democracy is how it protects minorities."
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"The foundation of all justice is truth."
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"A just government fears an informed populace only if it is unjust."
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"A society is judged by how it treats its most vulnerable."
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"Justice is not a privilege but a right of every human."
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"Justice deferred is a wound that never heals."
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"Justice is not revenge; it is the restoration of balance."
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"Justice is the glue that holds societies together."
Francisco Macías Nguema
"Justice delayed is justice denied, and a nation cannot heal without truth."
Foday Sankoh
"The measure of a nation is how it treats its most vulnerable."
Foday Sankoh
"A just cause requires just methods, or it becomes what it opposes."
Foday Sankoh
"The struggle for dignity is the most sacred of all human endeavors."
Foday Sankoh
"A just society protects those with the least power."
Foday Sankoh
"Justice is not a destination, but a journey we must continually pursue."
Foday Sankoh
"We cannot claim victory while injustice remains in our midst."
Foday Sankoh
"The struggle for justice is the most noble of all human pursuits."
Foday Sankoh
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"Justice is the constant and perpetual will to allot to each his due."
Charles G. Taylor