Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."Joe Slovo
"Justice is not negotiable; it is essential."Joe Slovo
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."Ahmed Kathrada
"The purpose of imprisonment is not revenge; it is ultimately rehabilitation."Ahmed Kathrada
"I learned that nonviolence is not inaction on behalf of justice."Ahmed Kathrada
"The time when injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty."Ahmed Kathrada
"The purpose of the struggle is not to defeat the enemy, but to awaken the conscience."Ahmed Kathrada
"The struggle of my people is on my conscience."Ahmed Kathrada
"When facing injustice, silence is complicity."Ahmed Kathrada
"The struggle for justice is not a sprint; it is a marathon that requires endurance and faith."Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
"The measure of our society is how we treat those who have the least."Harry Oppenheimer
"Justice delayed is justice denied, and we cannot rest until all are treated equally."Joe Modise
"A just society is built brick by brick, through the labor of committed individuals."Govan Mbeki
"Every person has a moral obligation to resist injustice wherever they encounter it."Helen Suzman
"Injustice anywhere diminishes justice everywhere."Helen Suzman
"The struggle for justice is never finished, but must be continuously renewed."Helen Suzman
"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied—it is injustice compounded."Helen Suzman
"Justice is not served by the majority; it is preserved by the minority conscience."Helen Suzman
"Silence is never neutral; it always sides with the oppressor."Helen Suzman
"To serve justice, one must sometimes defy injustice."Helen Suzman
"To remain silent in the face of injustice is to participate in it."Helen Suzman
"The struggle is my life. I will continue fighting for justice until my last breath."Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
"The voice of the voiceless must be heard, no matter the cost."Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
"The pursuit of justice requires both passion and patience."Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
"The struggle for justice is the struggle for humanity itself."Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
"A just society cannot be built on the foundations of injustice."Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
"A just society requires eternal vigilance against those who would exploit the vulnerable"Joe Slovo
"Kindness toward the enemy is betrayal of those they have harmed"Joe Slovo
"We must build a world where survival is not a luxury but a right"Joe Slovo
"Every act of resistance, no matter how small, contributes to the greater cause of justice."Ahmed Kathrada