Justice Quotes

What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.

27299 quotes

O
"No state may deny this right."
Obergefell v. Hodges
S
"Justice is the foundation of peace, and without it, no society can truly prosper."
Shirin Ebadi
S
"A just society recognizes the rights of all its members, not just the powerful."
Shirin Ebadi
S
"The law should serve justice, not the interests of the powerful."
Shirin Ebadi
S
"The road to justice is long, but we must walk it together."
Shirin Ebadi
S
"The nature of justice evolves as society progresses."
Shirin Ebadi
A
"The greatest betrayal is when those in power silence the voices of the vulnerable."
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
A
"Justice delayed is justice denied, and both create wounds in the social fabric."
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
M
"We cannot succeed when half of us are held back."
Malala Yousafzai
M
"We are not here to celebrate the world's beauty. We are here to fight for its justice."
Malala Yousafzai
M
"I want every girl to go to school and get education like a boy."
Malala Yousafzai
M
"Every girl has the right to go to school. This is not charity, this is justice."
Malala Yousafzai
M
"Our struggle is not for revenge. It is for justice and rights."
Malala Yousafzai
M
"Education is a basic human right. No exceptions."
Malala Yousafzai
M
"I am here to remind the world that education is a right, not a privilege."
Malala Yousafzai
M
"I am not asking for sympathy. I am asking for justice."
Malala Yousafzai
T
"Justice delayed is justice denied, but justice denied forever is a tragedy."
Taslima Nasrin
T
"The struggle for equality is eternal and must be renewed by each generation."
Taslima Nasrin
T
"Justice delayed for the powerless is justice denied."
Taslima Nasrin
"Every person has a role to play in creating peace. There are no bystanders."
Leymah Gbowee
D
"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor."
Desmond Tutu
D
"I would not worship a God who is homophobic. I would not worship a God who is not inclusive."
Desmond Tutu
D
"The cry of the poor is not always just a cry for charity; it is a cry for justice."
Desmond Tutu
D
"Let's say that the god of the bible is not homophobic. Let's say that this god loves all the children equally. And let me tell you something: if there was a god that was homophobic, I would not worship that god."
Desmond Tutu
D
"We are not going to have a future society that works for anybody if we continue to have such wide disparities of wealth."
Desmond Tutu
E
"The federal government should not be in the business of discrimination."
Edith Windsor
E
"The law should recognize love in all its forms."
Edith Windsor
E
"I fought not just for myself, but for every couple told their love doesn't count."
Edith Windsor
E
"Equality isn't about special rights; it's about equal rights."
Edith Windsor
E
"Marriage equality is a human rights issue, plain and simple."
Edith Windsor