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