Justice Quotes

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

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"Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks upon him must be increased in the same proportion."
Enrico Fermi
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"I have always felt strongly about social justice."
Rosalind Franklin
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Enrico Fermi
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"The laboratory is democracy in its purest form; results care not for the observer's status or beliefs."
Ernest Rutherford
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"I do not accept the notion that women are less capable of scientific thought."
Rosalind Franklin
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"A woman in science faces unique challenges, but these need not be insurmountable obstacles."
Rosalind Franklin
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"A researcher's responsibility is to truth, not to comfort or convenience."
Rosalind Franklin
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"Discrimination in science diminishes us all and slows our progress."
Rosalind Franklin
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"I have always maintained that women belong in science as much as men."
Rosalind Franklin
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"An inner voice tells me that I am right in both cases. It matters little to me whether the man is German or Jew."
Werner Heisenberg
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"Many of the people who are prominent in evangelicism are people who wouldn't let you in the back door of their house."
Carl Sagan
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"The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves."
Jane Goodall
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"The young have a right to inherit a world we have not destroyed."
Jane Goodall
"You are not responsible for the world, but you are responsible for your integrity."
Richard Feynman
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"Intellectual honesty demands that we follow the evidence, not our preconceptions."
Rosalind Franklin
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"The woman scientist must work twice as hard to prove half as much, yet excellence remains the ultimate measure."
Rosalind Franklin
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"The scientist's responsibility is to truth, not to convenience or comfort."
Rosalind Franklin
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"The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves."
Jane Goodall
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"Animals are not ours to do as we please with. They are ours to care for."
Jane Goodall
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"It is rather unfair to condemn anyone on the basis of their appearance or origin rather than their achievements."
Rosalind Franklin
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"Prejudice against women in science is a form of ignorance that impedes progress."
Rosalind Franklin
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"I have found that women are just as capable of groundbreaking work as men, if given the opportunity."
Rosalind Franklin
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"I believe that women's contributions to science have been systematically undervalued."
Rosalind Franklin
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"Science is the most democratic of human endeavors, yet we have made it exclusive."
Rosalind Franklin
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"I believe that scientific progress depends on the full participation of all minds."
Rosalind Franklin
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"I believe that credit for scientific work should be based solely on contribution."
Rosalind Franklin
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"The pursuit of truth is noble and necessary."
Carl Sagan
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"Justice requires both passion and reason."
Carl Sagan
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"The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves."
Jane Goodall
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"Silence in the face of injustice is complicity."
Jane Goodall