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