Justice Quotes

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

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"Justice requires that we take seriously the experiences of those harmed by injustice."
Young, Iris Marion
Y
"The struggle for justice is inseparable from the struggle for a more democratic world."
Young, Iris Marion
Y
"Justice requires structural transformation, not just individual conversion."
Young, Iris Marion
T
"We care about being treated fairly, even when it costs us money."
Thaler, Richard
T
"People are willing to sacrifice economic well-being to punish unfairness."
Thaler, Richard
T
"Fairness is not about equal distribution; it's about equal treatment."
Thaler, Richard
T
"The architecture of choice is morally neutral only in theory."
Thaler, Richard
N
"We must learn to see the world through the eyes of those who suffer injustice."
Nussbaum, Martha
N
"Justice requires us to remove obstacles to human flourishing."
Nussbaum, Martha
N
"Anger can be a rational response to injustice."
Nussbaum, Martha
N
"Capability deprivation is a form of violence."
Nussbaum, Martha
N
"We fail in justice when we don't see the humanity in all people."
Nussbaum, Martha
N
"Inequality in capabilities is a primary form of injustice."
Nussbaum, Martha
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"Philosophy in action means fighting for the capabilities of the vulnerable."
Nussbaum, Martha
N
"Justice requires attending to what people are actually capable of."
Nussbaum, Martha
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"The health of a society is measured by how it treats its most vulnerable."
Nussbaum, Martha
N
"We must listen to the voices of those whose capabilities have been denied."
Nussbaum, Martha
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"We judge others' behavior as character flaws and our own as circumstance."
Ariely, Dan
A
"We are all capable of great kindness and great cruelty; context matters immensely."
Ariely, Dan
B
"Norms gain legitimacy through inclusive discourse where all voices can be heard equally."
Benhabib, Seyla
B
"Rights discourse must be supplemented by attention to recognition and respect."
Benhabib, Seyla
B
"Justice demands both recognition of difference and commitment to equality."
Benhabib, Seyla
B
"Democratic inclusion means transforming institutions to accommodate those previously excluded."
Benhabib, Seyla
B
"Rights without participation in power remain hollow."
Benhabib, Seyla
B
"Justice involves both the redistribution of resources and the recognition of dignity."
Benhabib, Seyla
B
"Rights mean little without the capacity to exercise them in practice."
Benhabib, Seyla
B
"Justice requires that we hear testimony from those whose suffering has been silenced."
Benhabib, Seyla
B
"Rights are hollow if those who hold them cannot participate in determining their meaning."
Benhabib, Seyla
B
"The struggle for equality is inseparable from the struggle for recognition and respect."
Benhabib, Seyla
Y
"Justice is not a natural condition but something that must be continually created and recreated."
Young, Iris Marion