Justice Quotes

"Justice becomes injustice when it forgets the ethical singularity of each face."

"The ethical relation withstands the test of the political order."

"The widow speaks without words; her silence demands my justice."

"The ethical imperative cannot be legislated; it exceeds all law."

"Justice requires attention to the singular face before universal principles."

"Responsibility begins where words end."

"Responsibility is the burden of those who cannot choose otherwise."

"Responsibility is answering to what we cannot answer for."

"Authentic solidarity requires understanding the structural positions from which different groups speak."

"Tolerance of repression is not virtue but complicity."

"The repressive function of law is masked by its claim to neutrality."

"Tolerance can be repressive when it tolerates injustice."

"Justice delayed is justice denied."

"Justice is the measure of all legitimate authority."

"We are all complicit in the violence that sustains our civility."

"The people are not a monolithic entity but rather divided by competing interests and ideologies."

"Civil society is the terrain where different groups struggle for hegemony."

"The struggle for a new order is a struggle for new values and meanings."

"Justice is not balance but the recognition of difference."

"Justice requires the negation of the existing order."

"Legitimacy is not something that can be imposed; it must be earned through rational discourse."

"Discourse ethics requires that we consider the interests of all affected parties."

"The validity of norms can only be established through rational discourse."

"Social norms are justified only if all affected parties could accept them."

"Rational procedures are necessary but not sufficient for legitimate decision-making."

"Discourse ethics provides a procedure for justifying moral norms."

"The universalistic aspirations of moral principles must be defended against particularism."

"Rational procedures matter because they ensure that all voices can be heard."

"The validity of norms depends on the quality of the discourse that justifies them."

"The interpretation of justice cannot be monopolized by experts or elites."