Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"The measure of a nation is not found in how many people it exploits, but in how it treats those who can be exploited."Bayard Rustin
"The struggle for justice is the struggle for our souls."Bayard Rustin
"We cannot succeed when half of us are held back."Malala Yousafzai
"If we want to achieve real equality, as I've said, women will have to be conscious of that day in and day out, just as I am."Malala Yousafzai
"I'm going to speak out. This is not just for me, it's for every girl around the world."Malala Yousafzai
"The world cannot progress if half of its population is left behind."Malala Yousafzai
"The rights of girls, the rights of every child, cannot be ignored."Malala Yousafzai
"Poverty is not a lack of money, it is a lack of opportunity."Malala Yousafzai
"Apathy is the enemy of change. We must care deeply about the injustices in our world."Malala Yousafzai
"My mission is to fight for the educational rights of children everywhere."Malala Yousafzai
"We are the people that are not wanted in society. We are the people that society had written off, such as transvestites and homeless people."Sylvia Rivera
"We need to fight for all trans people and all street queens."Sylvia Rivera
"The streets are not just dangerous for street queens, but for all poor people."Sylvia Rivera
"Trans people deserve respect. Period."Sylvia Rivera
"We are not statistics. We are people."Sylvia Rivera
"Our stories matter. We matter."Sylvia Rivera
"We deserve dignity. We deserve respect. We deserve to live."Sylvia Rivera
"We are the poor, the homeless, the trans people everyone wants to forget."Sylvia Rivera
"We deserve to have our stories told."Sylvia Rivera
"We deserve better. We deserve everything."Sylvia Rivera
"We must challenge the idea that some lives matter less than others."Peter Tatchell
"Human rights are not negotiable; they are fundamental to dignity."Peter Tatchell
"The path to justice is paved with uncomfortable truths."Peter Tatchell
"We cannot afford to be patient with injustice."Peter Tatchell
"Acceptance of inequality is a choice; resistance is a moral imperative."Peter Tatchell
"We must never stop fighting for justice, even when the fight seems impossible."Larry Kramer
"We deserve better than crumbs from the powerful."Larry Kramer
"We must speak for those who cannot."Larry Kramer
"Justice delayed is more than late; it is a denial of its very nature."Tim Gill
"Justice without mercy is cruelty in formal wear."Tim Gill