Justice Quotes

"A nation's character is not determined by its laws, but by how it treats those its laws do not protect."

"I don't believe in dividing the world into the rich and the poor."

"The greatest evil is indifference."

"I never believed in inheritance of position in this country."

"I think teenagers are more aware of injustice than any other age group."

"All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity."

"The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened."

"The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice."

"The time is always right to do what is right."

"The irony of environmental extremism is that it often ends up hurting the poor the most."

"There is no greater accomplishment than giving back to your community."

"The only true equality comes from understanding one another."

"Justice delayed is justice denied."

"Justice is the foundation upon which a society stands."

"We want to live in a land of justice, not jungle law."

"Where there is no justice, there is no peace."

"The quest for justice transcends national borders."

"The struggle for a just world is a never-ending one."

"We need to strive for a world where differences of nationality or class or religion do not define the position of our lives."

"I am absolutely convinced that issues of injustice will be resolved through tremendous work and tremendous fortitude."

"The arc of history does not bend toward justice by itself."

"I think it's important that this country recognize that we have not solved the problem of racism."

"The Tramp remains my symbol of the fight against the destitution of the poor."

"My films have always been about the struggle of the poor and oppressed."

"All my life, I've been harassed by people who destroy loveliness."

"The time is always right to do what is right."

"The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened."

"The war against hunger is truly mankind's war of liberation."

"The fundamental basis of this nation's laws is given in the words of the Decalogue, which prescribe standards which ought to be adhered to by those who would govern."

"The worst thing that can happen to a good cause is a bad law."