Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"Justice without compassion is tyranny."William Sloane Coffin
"We are responsible not just for what we do but for what we fail to do."William Sloane Coffin
"Apathy is the greatest threat to justice."William Sloane Coffin
"Jesus came to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable."Tony Campolo
"Social justice is not a political agenda—it's a Christian imperative."Tony Campolo
"We live in a system that benefits from the suffering of others—that's something to repent of."Tony Campolo
"Charity without justice is just guilt management."Tony Campolo
"Every system that privileges some while disadvantaging others is unjust."Tony Campolo
"Our prosperity is someone else's poverty; that's the system we're complicit in."Tony Campolo
"The rich exploit the poor through systems of injustice; our duty is to dismantle those systems."César Chávez
"A revolution built on love is more powerful than one built on violence."Shane Claiborne
"We cannot claim to love God while ignoring the suffering of the poor."Shane Claiborne
"Every act of love is an act of rebellion against a world built on greed."Shane Claiborne
"We are living in a world of radical inequality, and the church is called to respond."Shane Claiborne
"We must learn to live simply so that others may simply live."Shane Claiborne
"To love the poor is to challenge the systems that keep them poor."Shane Claiborne
"We are called to be good news to the poor and release to the captives."Shane Claiborne
"The measure of a society is not how it treats the wealthy, but how it treats the poor."Shane Claiborne
"Justice without love becomes oppression."Rob Bell
"Justice is love in action."Rob Bell
"The greatest religious experience is to do justice."William Sloane Coffin
"The church has to move from supporting the status quo to supporting justice."William Sloane Coffin
"It is worth thinking hard about why people are poor and who benefits from their poverty."William Sloane Coffin
"Justice deferred is justice denied to all."William Sloane Coffin
"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about respecting the workers."César Chávez
"Every person has the right to be treated with respect and dignity."César Chávez
"We will not accept crumbs from the table of justice."César Chávez
"Jesus hung out with the poor and marginalized, not the religious establishment elite."Tony Campolo
"Social justice isn't optional for believers; it's central to the Gospel message."Tony Campolo
"The gospel is inherently political because it challenges all systems of oppression."Tony Campolo