Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"Justice delayed is justice denied, and injustice allowed is humanity diminished."Oswald Avery
"Justice in science means giving credit where credit is due."Rita Levi-Montalcini
"I have always believed that women's contributions to science are immeasurable."Rita Levi-Montalcini
"Justice in science means ensuring all voices can contribute to truth-seeking."Rita Levi-Montalcini
"Science is the democratization of truth; facts belong to no one."Alfred Hershey
"The measure of a civilization is how it treats its vulnerable members."Hermann Muller
"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied; it corrupts the entire system."Hermann Muller
"Justice requires that we understand the nature of what we judge."Sydney Brenner
"The laboratory is a democracy where ideas matter more than titles, and truth matters more than authority."Rita Levi-Montalcini
"The unfit do not disappear from malice but from simple inability to compete."Hermann Muller
"Survival depends not on virtue but on suitability."Hermann Muller
"Justice demands truth be spoken without compromise"Hugo de Vries
"Justice requires understanding all perspectives."Alfred Russel Wallace
"Justice must protect the vulnerable and powerless."Alfred Russel Wallace
"Justice must be based on reason."Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
"Justice requires wisdom and compassion."Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
"I would appeal to every honest man and woman to consider what will be the effect of disinterestedness on moral and social progress."Thomas Henry Huxley
"The injustice of life is that accidents matter."Thomas Henry Huxley
"The absolute justice of things is as much beyond our comprehension as it is beyond our power to control."Thomas Henry Huxley
"There is a principle of justice in the human breast which will judge impartially."Alfred Russel Wallace
"The pursuit of justice requires unwavering commitment to truth."Alfred Russel Wallace
"Justice delayed is justice denied; swift and fair is the ideal."Alfred Russel Wallace
"The hereditary laws remind us that we inherit not just traits, but responsibilities to future generations."Hugo de Vries
"Every race has produced its great men, and in the faculties which go to make up greatness there is no difference whatever."Alfred Russel Wallace
"The inequality of human races is not an established fact but merely a baseless supposition."Alfred Russel Wallace
"The measure of a civilization is found in how it treats its weakest and most vulnerable members."Alfred Russel Wallace
"To ignore evidence is to commit violence against truth and against ourselves."Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
"Justice demands that we protect the natural world."Carolus Linnaeus
"Justice demands equality for all beings."Carolus Linnaeus
"Justice requires that we consider not merely the law, but the spirit in which it is administered."Alfred Russel Wallace