Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"The greatest tragedy is not to fail in our attempts at justice, but never to attempt it at all."Ahmed Kathrada
"In the face of injustice, silence becomes complicity."Joe Slovo
"We must build a society where the color of one's skin is irrelevant to one's opportunities."Joe Slovo
"The law should serve humanity, not humanity serve the law."Joe Slovo
"The fight for human dignity knows no borders and respects no boundaries."Joe Slovo
"The struggle continues until every person enjoys equal rights and dignity."Joe Slovo
"Justice delayed is justice denied to those who suffer in the present moment."Joe Slovo
"A just society requires the active participation of all its members."Joe Slovo
"The measure of a society is how it treats those with the least power."Joe Slovo
"Patience is a virtue, but not when justice is being delayed."Joe Slovo
"The struggle against injustice is the highest calling of any generation."Joe Slovo
"Oppression creates its own opposition; justice is its inevitable result."Joe Slovo
"Every person has the capacity to contribute to justice."Joe Slovo
"We must balance the appetite for profit with the responsibility to our workers and communities."Harry Oppenheimer
"There is no neutral. There is no bystander."Desmond Tutu
"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor."Desmond Tutu
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."Desmond Tutu
"I'm not interested in liberation unless it's for everybody."Desmond Tutu
"The God we serve does not live in the margins of society; he stands with those who are marginalized."Desmond Tutu
"The creation of a just society is not the work of one person or one generation."Desmond Tutu
"Justice delayed is justice denied to all who suffer."F.W. de Klerk
"Justice requires us to see through another's eyes."F.W. de Klerk
"Justice delayed is justice denied - we must act with urgency for what is right."Walter Sisulu
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere - we must all be guardians."Walter Sisulu
"We must challenge systems of oppression, not just their symptoms."Walter Sisulu
"The cost of silence is the price we pay for complicity."Oliver Tambo
"A just society protects its most vulnerable members."Oliver Tambo
"In the struggle for justice, there are no permanent victories, only persistent efforts."Oliver Tambo
"Silence in the face of injustice is itself a form of violence."Oliver Tambo
"Understanding precedes tolerance; tolerance precedes justice."Oliver Tambo