Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"Street queens and street kings are out here struggling"Marsha P. Johnson
"Stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves"Marsha P. Johnson
"Justice requires that we see each other's humanity"Marsha P. Johnson
"We must challenge power wherever we find it, even when it's uncomfortable."Peter Tatchell
"Civil disobedience is sometimes the only moral response to unjust laws."Peter Tatchell
"Discrimination thrives in darkness; it withers under public scrutiny."Peter Tatchell
"The work of justice is never finished; each generation must take it up anew."Peter Tatchell
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."Peter Tatchell
"Equality is not about treating everyone the same; it's about meeting people where they are."Peter Tatchell
"A just society cannot be built on the backs of an unjust system."Peter Tatchell
"Rights are collective responsibilities, not individual privileges."Peter Tatchell
"Economic justice is the foundation of all other justice."Sylvia Rivera
"We are all bound together by the golden rule, and if we believe in freedom and justice, we must believe in it for all."Bayard Rustin
"Unless we are willing to pay the price of justice, we will never achieve it."Bayard Rustin
"We must be willing to sacrifice our comfort for the sake of justice."Bayard Rustin
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."Bayard Rustin
"We cannot build a just society on the foundation of injustice."Bayard Rustin
"The struggle for equality is a moral imperative."Bayard Rustin
"I have always believed that justice delayed is justice denied."Bayard Rustin
"We cannot ignore the calls for justice from the marginalized."Bayard Rustin
"We cannot create a just world without addressing the root causes of injustice."Bayard Rustin
"I believe that justice is not a luxury; it is a necessity."Bayard Rustin
"The struggle for equality is the defining struggle of our time."Bayard Rustin
"Justice delayed is justice denied, but justice affirmed is liberation realized."Obergefell v. Hodges
"The exclusion of any group from fundamental rights diminishes the freedom of all."Obergefell v. Hodges
"Legal recognition of equality is incomplete without moral acceptance."Obergefell v. Hodges
"Discrimination, no matter how wrapped in tradition, remains discrimination."Obergefell v. Hodges
"Fundamental rights cannot be made contingent on the preferences of the majority."Obergefell v. Hodges
"The Constitution's promise of equal protection becomes hollow when reserved for some."Obergefell v. Hodges
"Legal dignity delayed is a form of ongoing harm."Obergefell v. Hodges