Justice Quotes

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

27299 quotes

"The margins of society hold profound truths."
Claudia Llosa
"Every story deserves to be told."
Claudia Llosa
"Art is the language of resistance."
Claudia Llosa
"We are all complicit in the structures that oppress us."
José Donoso
"Class divisions are embedded so deeply that we accept them as natural."
José Donoso
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"The poet's duty is to speak for the voiceless and unseen."
Pablo Neruda
V
"The poet speaks for those who have no voice."
Vicente Huidobro
I
"Justice requires that we see beyond the surface of things."
Isabel Allende
I
"Every person deserves dignity and respect."
Isabel Allende
I
"Justice requires us to question what we're told to accept."
Isabel Allende
G
"Let there be justice for all people, or let there be none."
Gabriela Mistral
G
"I believe that every soul is equal, regardless of circumstances."
Gabriela Mistral
M
"Justice requires both voice and witness."
Mariano Latorre
M
"The world needs more witnesses and fewer judges."
Mariano Latorre
M
"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied; it is justice transformed into bitterness."
Magali Quispe Quispe
M
"Justice delayed teaches us that timing matters more than we admit."
Magali Quispe Quispe
"Justice delayed becomes injustice disguised."
José Donoso
"The most radical act is to center the voices at the margins."
Claudia Llosa
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
José María Arguedas
"Every voice deserves to be heard."
José María Arguedas
"Injustice anywhere threatens justice everywhere."
José María Arguedas
P
"Resistance to oppression is obedience to God."
Pablo Neruda
M
"Justice delayed is not justice; it is merely postponed truth."
Magali Quispe Quispe
I
"Justice is not an accident, it must be actively pursued."
Isabel Allende
I
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Isabel Allende
C
"In the struggle for justice, patience becomes the greatest weapon."
Ciro Alegría
C
"Justice deferred is justice denied."
Ciro Alegría
M
"Justice must be pursued relentlessly."
Mario Vargas Llosa
M
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Mario Vargas Llosa
G
"Justice is the heart's decision made clear in words."
Gabriela Mistral