Judith Butler Quotes

Ours is a nation that does not seek revenge.

It is justice and respect that I want the world to dust off and put - without delay, and with tenderness - back on the head of the Palestinian child. It will be imperfect justice and respect because the injustice and disrespect have been so severe. But I believe we are right to try.

In the name of justice there cannot be subjection and in the name of peace there cannot be impunity.

Reconciliation should be accompanied by justice, otherwise it will not last. While we all hope for peace it shouldn't be peace at any cost but peace based on principle, on justice.

Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon ... which cuts without wounding ... It is a sword that heals.

Even the vilest criminal remains a human being possessed of common human dignity.

Terrorism does not disappear with revenge tactics but through making justice and equality before law a reality.

Fair treatment of human beings and animals in many different realms strikes a chord with me.

True peace must be anchored in justice and an unwavering commitment to universal rights for all humans, regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender, national origin or any other identity attribute.

We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged

Peace, if possible, but justice at any rate.

Let there be no more war or bloodshed between Arabs and Israelis. Let there be no more suffering or denial of rights. Let there be no more despair or loss of faith.

The idea of "human rights," for example - sometimes it bothers me. Not in itself, but because the concept of human rights has replaced the much grander idea of justice.

Peace without Justice is a low estate,— A coward cringing to an iron Fate! But Peace through Justice is the great ideal,— We'll pay the price of war to make it real.

There is no peace precisely because there has been no justice. As painful and inconvenient as justice may be, we have seen that the alternative allowing accountability to fall by the wayside is worse.

I don't get a fair whack, I don't pursue vendettas or punch people on the nose.

Where do you draw the line between peace and justice? If you ask the victims, they want more justice; if you ask the potential victims, they want more peace.

There is no peace without justice, and no justice without forgiveness.

I do know that you have to choose between the logic of reconciliation and the logic of justice. Pure justice leads to new civil war. I prefer the negotiable revolution.

Peace does not include a vendetta; there will be neither winners nor losers.

I'd never hurt another person.

Peace cannot come from punishing the Palestinian people.

The supreme need of the world is peace and good will among men. It must be peace founded upon justice and fairness, the righting of past wrong, and the securing of the future as far as possible against the evils of the past.

True security is based on people's welfare - on a thriving economy, on strong public health and education programmes, and on fundamental respect for our common humanity. Development, peace, disarmament, reconciliation and justice are not separate from security; they help to underpin it.

In the aftermath of any war or genocide, healing and reconciliation are ultimate aspirations.