Justice Quotes

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

27299 quotes

"To question authority is the responsibility of the thinking person."
Sophie Germain
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"Mathematics is democracy in its purest form—truth is truth regardless of who discovers it."
Emmy Noether
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"Justice requires both courage and wisdom working in harmony."
Hypatia of Alexandria
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"Justice demands that we use our minds and voices for the voiceless."
Hypatia of Alexandria
"Prejudice often masquerades as truth; one must examine both carefully."
Sophie Germain
"The greatest tragedy is a mind prevented from reaching its potential."
Sophie Germain
"Every mind deserves the chance to flourish."
Sophie Germain
"To stand for justice is to stand alone when necessary."
Sophie Germain
"The equality of minds is the foundation of a just society."
Sophie Germain
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Joseph Thomson
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"A science is said to be useful if its development tends to accentuate the existing inequalities in the distribution of wealth."
David Hilbert
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"Truth is always worth fighting for, no matter the opposition."
Georg Cantor
"The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists."
Bertrand Russell
"The evils we suffer from are largely self-inflicted."
Bertrand Russell
"The pursuit of justice requires the same rigor as the pursuit of mathematics."
Kurt Gödel
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"Every mathematical question, no matter how obscure, deserves a serious answer."
David Hilbert
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"The measure of a man is not his wealth, but his contributions to knowledge."
André-Marie Ampère
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"To pursue knowledge without integrity is to poison the well of human progress."
André-Marie Ampère
A
"In the law of action and reaction lies the principle of all true justice."
André-Marie Ampère
"Passive acceptance of evil is not innocence; it is complicity."
Bertrand Russell
"It is impossible to be just if you only consider things from one point of view."
Bertrand Russell
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"Every mathematical law expresses a kind of democratic equality in the realm of abstract forms."
David Hilbert
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"Mathematical truth is democratic; it cares not who discovered it."
David Hilbert
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"Justice demands that we seek truth above all else."
André-Marie Ampère
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"Justice must be founded on truth and compassion."
Hans Christian Ørsted
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"Justice without mercy is tyranny."
Hans Christian Ørsted
"The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists."
Bertrand Russell
"We are all inclined to think that we are not only right but morally superior to those who disagree with us."
Bertrand Russell
"You feel pity is very much what makes people willing to accept injustice."
Bertrand Russell
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"Rigor is the morality of mathematics."
David Hilbert