UN General Assembly
2018

There once was a widow who suffered an injustice. She went to a judge and told him, “Judge, I have suffered an injustice. Give me justice.” The judge did nothing, so the next day she went to his office. Still he did nothing, so she went to his house during breakfast time and knocked on the door and said, “Judge, give me justice.” Still nothing happened. Finally, she waited for him at night before dinnertime and still he would not see her. So, she went at midnight and knocked on his door and woke him up. Finally, the judge went out and told her, “You know, ma’am, I do not fear God, nor do I fear man, but because of your persistence, I will give you justice.” We all grew up with stories, anecdotes and parables — stories that give us hope, build our character and spark our determination to change the world. We are told those stories at home, in schools and in places