Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"Every debate at its core is a debate about how words should be used."Montague, Richard
"Justice delayed is not justice; it is merely postponed injustice."Smith, Barry
"Justice requires that we see ourselves in those we judge."Smith, Barry
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Kaplan, David
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."Kaplan, David
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Perry, John
"Justice without mercy is cruelty."Perry, John
"Justice requires understanding the historical context of oppression and inequality."Chomsky, Noam
"Justice delayed is justice denied, but justice based on false premises harms the innocent."Chomsky, Noam
"The foundation of justice is the willingness to listen to those we disagree with most."Smith, Barry
"Justice demands that we see the humanity in even those we oppose."Smith, Barry
"Our life is such that it makes no sense to speak of justice or injustice in relation to it."Wittgenstein, Richard
"A free society requires an informed and critically engaged population."Chomsky, Noam
"The foundations of society rest on accumulated injustices."Chomsky, Noam
"Democracy is incompatible with concentrated wealth and power."Chomsky, Noam
"Inequality requires active maintenance through cultural and institutional means."Chomsky, Noam
"Human dignity requires the possibility of meaningful participation in decisions affecting one's life."Chomsky, Noam
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Burge, Tyler
"The measure of a civilization is how it treats those with the least power."Kaplan, David
"Justice delayed is a wound that never heals properly."Kaplan, David
"Justice delayed is justice denied, and injustice sustained corrodes civilization."Perry, John
"Justice is the glue that holds society together; without it, we have only power."Perry, John
"Justice requires careful examination of competing claims."Fine, Kit
"Justice requires not just rules, but understanding."Burge, Tyler
"Justice without understanding is merely punishment."Burge, Tyler
"Justice without mercy is merely revenge with a badge."Fine, Arthur
"Justice will not be served as long as man surrounds himself with dogs."Lewis, David
"Justice is conscience, not a personal conscience but the conscience of mankind."Lewis, David
"Justice requires impartiality."Geach, Peter
"Justice must be pursued."Geach, Peter