Justice Quotes

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

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"The true measure of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable members."
Florence Nightingale
"The very first requirement of a good society is justice."
Florence Nightingale
"Justice requires us to understand the roots of behavior, not just punish it."
B.F. Skinner
"Justice requires understanding the causes of harmful behavior."
B.F. Skinner
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"Justice emerges from the acceptance of the other's legitimacy."
Humberto Maturana
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"The task of converting mankind to a just society requires more than analytical insight."
Sigmund Freud
"Justice is served when medical advancement protects the vulnerable and powerless."
Edward Jenner
"Justice demands that we share the benefits of medical knowledge with all people regardless of station."
Edward Jenner
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"I believe that knowledge belongs to all of humanity."
Lise Meitner
"Justice requires that we acknowledge what we have taken from the Earth."
James Lovelock
"The very essence of nursing is to care for all equally, without prejudice or favor."
Florence Nightingale
"The true foundation of all social progress is the enlightenment of women."
Florence Nightingale
"The true foundation of any good society is the care it provides to its most vulnerable."
Florence Nightingale
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"Justice requires understanding the perspectives of all involved."
Humberto Maturana
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"I believe that prejudice against women in science stems from ignorance, and ignorance can always be overcome through education."
Lise Meitner
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"The power to understand nature's secrets carries with it the responsibility to use that knowledge ethically."
Lise Meitner
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"Justice in science requires that ideas succeed on merit, not politics."
James Watson
"The Earth is not our property; we are trustees of it."
James Lovelock
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"Justice requires understanding the perspective of the other."
Humberto Maturana
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"Tolerance of intolerance is not a virtue."
Richard Dawkins
"I have never believed that any field of human endeavor was closed to anyone based on their nature."
Chien-Shiung Wu
"I have always maintained that excellence knows no gender."
Chien-Shiung Wu
"I have always believed that merit speaks louder than any other voice."
Chien-Shiung Wu
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"Justice in scientific publishing requires transparency about methods and results."
Francis Crick
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"I have always thought it curious that since we claim to believe that 'all men are created equal', we should then legally prescribe diferentes rules for different genders in science."
Lise Meitner
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"I believe that every person, regardless of gender or origin, has the right to pursue knowledge."
Lise Meitner
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"I have always believed that one's gender should never limit one's potential in science."
Lise Meitner
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"I refused to accept that biology should determine one's intellectual capacity or contribution."
Lise Meitner
"Prejudice has no place in the laboratory or in life."
Chien-Shiung Wu
"In the laboratory, all humans are equal before the truth."
Chien-Shiung Wu