Justice Quotes

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

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"The Indian does not need charity; he needs justice and the dignity of being heard."
Alcides Arguedas
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"The measure of a civilization is not in its monuments, but in how it treats its most vulnerable."
Alcides Arguedas
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"A nation's character is revealed in its treatment of those it has conquered."
Alcides Arguedas
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"The true measure of civilization is the gap between the rich and the poor."
Alcides Arguedas
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"A nation that enslaves others inevitably enslaves itself."
Alcides Arguedas
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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere within the human community."
Alcides Arguedas
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"The writer must be a voice for those who cannot speak."
Ernesto Sabato
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"Justice is the dream of those who have suffered injustice."
Ernesto Sabato
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"Justice is always pursued by the powerless."
Haroldo Conti
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"Justice is always revolutionary."
Haroldo Conti
"Justice is not about punishment, but about making things right."
Gabriel García Márquez
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"Society rewards the cruel and punishes the compassionate."
Fernando Vallejo
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"We are all complicit in the systems that oppress us."
Fernando Vallejo
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"The only honest response to injustice is active resistance."
Fernando Vallejo
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"Forgetting is complicity with the powerful."
Fernando Vallejo
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"Justice requires us to remember what the powerful wish forgotten."
Fernando Vallejo
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"The greatest justice is understanding why things happen as they do."
Juan Carlos Onetti
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"La justicia sin compasión es tan cruel como la injusticia"
Tomás Carrasquilla
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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Rodolfo Walsh
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"Silence in the face of evil is complicity."
Rodolfo Walsh
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"The greatest crime is indifference to the crimes of others."
Rodolfo Walsh
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"Indifference is the greatest evil that can befall a society."
Rodolfo Walsh
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"Justice delayed is justice denied; silence is consent."
Rodolfo Walsh
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"To remain neutral in times of injustice is to stand with the oppressor."
Rodolfo Walsh
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"Memory and justice are inseparable; without one, the other is impossible."
Rodolfo Walsh
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"The price of silence is always paid by someone else."
Rodolfo Walsh
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"Every victim deserves to be remembered as a person, not a statistic."
Rodolfo Walsh
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"Power without accountability breeds corruption; corruption breeds silence."
Rodolfo Walsh
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"To forgive without justice is to ensure the crime will be repeated."
Rodolfo Walsh
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"Justice without memory is merely revenge without purpose."
Rodolfo Walsh