Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"The smile of the oppressed should never be mistaken for consent."Ariel Dorfman
"Justice is the attempt to balance the impossible weight of human suffering."Carlos Fuentes
"Justice is an illusion we pursue because the alternative is unacceptable."Carlos Fuentes
"We are all complicit in the structures that imprison us."José Donoso
"To write is to give voice to those who have been silenced."Laura Esquivel
"The justice of God is in the people."Gabriela Mistral
"The violence of poverty is more terrible than any bullet or blade."Juan Rulfo
"In the eyes of those who suffer, you find the entire history of the world."Juan Rulfo
"The voice that speaks from poverty speaks a language wealth cannot understand."Juan Rulfo
"The strongest voices are often those silenced by those in power."Juan Rulfo
"La justicia es el pilar sobre el que descansa la sociedad civilizada."Mariano Latorre
"La justicia sin misericordia es crueldad disfrazada."Mariano Latorre
"Human dignity is not negotiable; it is the foundation of all justice."Ariel Dorfman
"Injustice anywhere threatens justice everywhere."Ariel Dorfman
"The pursuit of justice is never finished; it is a lifelong commitment."Ariel Dorfman
"We must create spaces where all voices can be heard."Ariel Dorfman
"I protest against the waste of human potential."Pablo Neruda
"The struggle of humans against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting."Pablo Neruda
"Food is democracy, nourishing the rich and poor with equal grace."Laura Esquivel
"We are all complicit in the structures that oppress us."José Donoso
"Class divisions are reinforced not through violence but through refinement."José Donoso
"Justice is always partial, always incomplete, yet necessary to pursue."José Donoso
"We must remain awake and active to ensure our rights are preserved."Isabel Allende
"Justice must prevail in society."Isabel Allende
"The artist must speak for the voiceless."Vicente Huidobro
"Justice is justice only if it cares for those whom it harms in the process."Gabriela Mistral
"Justice requires both heart and intellect working in harmony."Magali Quispe Quispe
"Justice without mercy is just revenge dressed in robes."Magali Quispe Quispe
"La justicia social comienza con la palabra justa y el relato veraz."Mariano Latorre
"Art gives voice to the voiceless."Claudia Llosa