Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"The cry of the dispossessed is louder than all the silence of the comfortable."José María Arguedas
"Justice without mercy is merely vengeance wearing a crown."Magali Quispe Quispe
"La justicia debe ser ciega, pero nunca sorda."Tomás Carrasquilla
"La justicia es el derecho de los débiles contra los fuertes."Tomás Carrasquilla
"Justice delayed is mercy denied to the suffering."Jorge Isaacs
"In seeking justice, we seek the face of God."Jorge Isaacs
"Justice delayed is justice denied to generations yet unborn."Ciro Alegría
"Justice delayed becomes injustice forever."Ciro Alegría
"Justice is a myth we pretend to believe in."Fernando Vallejo
"Justice is a story winners tell about their victories."Fernando Vallejo
"Injustice breeds revolution in the hearts of the oppressed."Alcides Arguedas
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Alcides Arguedas
"To be just is to be human."Alcides Arguedas
"Corruption undermines the moral fabric of society at every level."Mario Vargas Llosa
"Justice requires not just laws, but the will to enforce them fairly."Mario Vargas Llosa
"Justice without mercy is merely vengeance dressed in respectability."Mario Vargas Llosa
"Injustice demands that we use our words as weapons of truth."José María Arguedas
"In the struggle for justice, we discover our true selves."José María Arguedas
"The test of a civilization is how it treats its most vulnerable."José María Arguedas
"In the struggle for justice, silence is complicity."Ciro Alegría
"Injustice anywhere diminishes humanity everywhere."Ciro Alegría
"To witness suffering and remain silent is to participate in it."Ciro Alegría
"Compassion is the foundation of all just societies."Ciro Alegría
"Justice deferred is injustice perpetuated."Ciro Alegría
"To witness injustice and remain neutral is to side with the oppressor."Ciro Alegría
"The strength of a nation lies not in its power, but in its justice."Jorge Isaacs
"The voice of the powerless becomes powerful when others listen."Jorge Isaacs
"La justicia sin compasión es solo crueldad disfrazada."Tomás Carrasquilla
"La justicia sin misericordia es un acto de injusticia."Tomás Carrasquilla
"The writer's responsibility is to give voice to the voiceless."José María Arguedas