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there is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.

— Maria Ressa How to Stand Up to a Dictator (2022)

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What happens on social media doesn’t stay on social media. Online violence is real world violence.

Nobel Peace Prize Lecture (2021)

We decided to use the power of group dynamics and social networks to do something positive: spread hope.

How to Stand Up to a Dictator (2022)

Technology has proven that human beings have far more in common than we have differences.

How to Stand Up to a Dictator (2022)

My only crime is to be a journalist, to speak truth to power.

Time 100 Speech (2019)

I think we’re living through a very unique moment where again it proves that information is power. It's a completely chaotic time where technology has helped make facts disputable, eroded truth, and crippled trust.

Time 100 Speech (2019)

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If the church ... does not make God's liberation of the oppressed central in its mission and proclamation, how can it rest easy with a condemned criminal as the dominant symbol of its message?

James H. Cone Speaking the Truth: Ecumenism, Liberation, and Black Theology (1986)

It is better for a leader to make a mistake in forgiving than to make a mistake in punishing.

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It is the law of life that if you are kind to someone you feel happy. If you are cruel you are unhappy. And if you hurt someone, you will be hurt back.

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