"Probably I understand very much the people who rise against injustice"
About this Quote
The phrase "understand very much" is doing similar double-duty. It’s warmer than "recognize" or "accept", but still stops short of "support". Understanding becomes a kind of ethical proximity: he positions himself close enough to the anger of the streets to seem credible, yet far enough to remain a negotiator rather than a partisan. That’s classic Brahimi territory - the UN mediator’s predicament of needing legitimacy with populations who feel betrayed, while still speaking a language states and institutions will trust.
"People who rise against injustice" is also deliberately unspecific. No regimes named, no movements praised, no tactics condemned. The noun "people" universalizes the impulse and dodges the messy question that diplomats hate being forced to answer: which "people" count, and when does resistance become extremism? The subtext is a warning to power as much as a nod to protesters: ignore injustice long enough, and rebellion becomes not only predictable but intelligible. He’s framing uprising less as anomaly and more as consequence - a moral weather report delivered in careful, deniable prose.
Quote Details
| Topic | Justice |
|---|---|
| Source | Help us find the source |
| Cite |
Citation Formats
APA Style (7th ed.)
Brahimi, Lakhdar. (2026, January 16). Probably I understand very much the people who rise against injustice. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/probably-i-understand-very-much-the-people-who-96638/
Chicago Style
Brahimi, Lakhdar. "Probably I understand very much the people who rise against injustice." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/probably-i-understand-very-much-the-people-who-96638/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Probably I understand very much the people who rise against injustice." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/probably-i-understand-very-much-the-people-who-96638/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.







