Justice Quotes

What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.

27299 quotes

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"Violence is often the result of injustice going unaddressed for too long."
Tony Campolo
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"Poverty is not God's plan; it's often the result of exploitation and broken systems."
Tony Campolo
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"The greatest threat to our security is not terrorism, but our apathy toward the poor."
Shane Claiborne
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"Poverty is not an accident; it is a choice we make as a society."
Shane Claiborne
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"The preferential option for the poor is not optional."
Shane Claiborne
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"We cannot build God's kingdom with unjust means."
Shane Claiborne
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"Justice requires redistributing power, not just resources."
Shane Claiborne
S
"To love justice is to work for systemic change, not just individual charity."
Shane Claiborne
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"Justice is not punitive; it is restorative and redemptive."
Shane Claiborne
S
"Justice requires that we give up our privilege for the sake of equality."
Shane Claiborne
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"We're called to be agents of healing in a broken world."
Rob Bell
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"Every person deserves to be treated with absolute dignity."
Rob Bell
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"The work of justice is the work of love in action."
Rob Bell
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"We're called to create a world where justice rolls down like water."
Rob Bell
"The church should not be the servant of the state, but its conscience."
William Sloane Coffin
"We should measure the health of a society not by its GNP but by the health of its children."
William Sloane Coffin
"The task of a radical is to make visible the invisible."
William Sloane Coffin
"I believe the revolution in nonviolent action is absolutely essential."
William Sloane Coffin
"The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children."
William Sloane Coffin
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"Justice is not about punishment; it is about restoring right relationships."
Barbara Brown Taylor
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"Justice requires not just action but transformation of the heart."
Barbara Brown Taylor
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"If you really want to honor the gods, be just and merciful to men."
Alexander the Great
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"Corruption is like a plague upon a kingdom."
Alexander the Great
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"Justice is what love looks like in public."
Richard Rohr
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"Social justice is not optional for Christians; it is central to the Gospel."
Tony Campolo
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"Justice delayed is justice denied, and we must not be idle."
Tony Campolo
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"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people."
César Chávez
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"Every moment we delay is a moment when someone suffers injustice."
César Chávez
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"Our struggle is not a struggle for wages alone; it is a struggle for justice."
César Chávez
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"We do not ask for charity; we ask for justice."
César Chávez