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