Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"Silence in the face of injustice is complicity with injustice."Desmond Tutu
"The work of justice is never finished. Each generation must take up the struggle anew."Desmond Tutu
"We must work to create a world where the last shall be first and the first shall be last."Desmond Tutu
"We cannot negotiate with injustice; we can only overcome it through moral courage."Desmond Tutu
"Female genital mutilation is a human rights abuse, not a cultural practice to be respected."Ayaan Hirsi Ali
"To say that the oppressed are responsible for their oppression is obscene."Ayaan Hirsi Ali
"Silence in the face of injustice is complicity."Ayaan Hirsi Ali
"Cultural relativism is often used to justify human rights violations."Ayaan Hirsi Ali
"Oppression thrives in silence; liberation thrives in voices."Ayaan Hirsi Ali
"The pursuit of justice is never comfortable or convenient."Ayaan Hirsi Ali
"I stand for the principle that all people deserve equal rights and dignity."Ayaan Hirsi Ali
"I am committed to the principle that every voice deserves to be heard."Ayaan Hirsi Ali
"Justice delayed is justice denied, but justice pursued without wisdom is tyranny."F.W. de Klerk
"Memory of past injustice must motivate justice, not revenge."F.W. de Klerk
"I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice."Taslima Nasrin
"Women's rights are human rights, nothing more, nothing less."Taslima Nasrin
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Taslima Nasrin
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."Taslima Nasrin
"The measure of a society is not its wealth, but how it treats its most vulnerable members."Walter Sisulu
"In seeking justice, we must ensure our methods are as noble as our goals."Walter Sisulu
"Justice without compassion is merely revenge."Leymah Gbowee
"The measure of a person is not in the color of their skin but in the content of their actions"Oliver Tambo
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"Oliver Tambo
"The voice of the voiceless must be heard through those who have the platform"Oliver Tambo
"We cannot claim victory while any segment of our people remains oppressed"Oliver Tambo
"A woman's rights are human rights, and human rights are universal, not culturally relative."Shirin Ebadi
"The law is only as just as those who interpret and enforce it."Shirin Ebadi
"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied—it is a wound that festers in the body of society."Shirin Ebadi
"The pursuit of justice is never finished; each generation must renew this commitment."Shirin Ebadi
"Every law that denies basic dignity to any human being is itself a violation of justice."Shirin Ebadi