Oct 11, 2026
“Why would you need courage to speak the truth?” — Navi Pillay | Quote of the Day
Navi Pillay, the South African jurist who defended anti-apartheid activists, became the first non-white woman on South Africa’s High Court, and later served as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the line she gave in Nuremberg on 9 October 2026 after winning the Nobel Peace Prize: “Why would you need courage to speak the truth?” Her English Wikipedia page drew 383,057 views that day, up from roughly 50 a day the week before.