Justice & Rights Sayings

73 sayings found from the Contemporary era from 73 authors

If the punishment for a 'crime' is a fine. Then it's an activity which is legal for a price.

— Andrew Tate Undated, widely circulated
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A text is not a text unless it hides from the first comer, from the first glance, the law of its composition and the rules of its game.

— Jacques Derrida 1972
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The communicative power of citizens is the only source of legitimate law.

— Jurgen Habermas 1992
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The function of freedom is to free someone else.

— Toni Morrison 1993
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The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.

— Wole Soyinka Unknown
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I'm a very respectful person. I'm a very polite person. I'm a very courteous person.

— Michael Jackson 2003
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The media is the modern court where reputations are made and unmade.

— Edward Said 1999
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Without freedom of speech, there is no modern society, just a barbaric one.

— Ai Weiwei 2011
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Law and justice are not always the same. When they aren't, the law must be made to serve justice.

— Gloria Steinem 1970s (approx)
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I think the greatest change has been in the composition of the court. When I came to the court, I was the second woman. Now there are three women.

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2018
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What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.

— Salman Rushdie 2005
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My message to children around the world is to stand up for your rights.

— Malala Yousafzai 2015
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I'm not a judge. I'm an observer of humanity.

— Dave Chappelle 2017
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We are not above the law. We are upholding the law.

— Julian Assange 2010
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I have made it a law that all public buildings must display a portrait of me.

— Turkmenistan's Saparmurat Niyazov 1999
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It is our Imperial pleasure that all citizens enjoy the freedom of speech, but not to incite rebellion.

— Emperor Norton circa 1870s
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Crimes are always committed for the sake of enjoyment.

— Marquis de Sade 1791
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Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.

— Aleister Crowley 1904
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Let us not be prisoners of the past, but architects of the future.

— Ferdinand Marcos 1970s
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I came to America to show the Filipinos that I am not afraid. I am not guilty. I am not corrupt. I am not a thief. I am a victim.

— Imelda Marcos 1988
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