Justice Quotes

"The arc of history bends toward justice, but only through our effort."

"Justice delayed becomes injustice confirmed."

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

"We must stand against all forms of discrimination and oppression."

"The soul of a nation is revealed in how it treats its poorest."

"Victory is hollow if achieved through unjust means."

"All of this is on account we want to be treated as human beings."

"I came to the realization that I had been cheated out of my constitutional rights."

"I question America, I question when I said the Pledge of Allegiance."

"We are citizens of these United States. We have worked and paid taxes."

"I'm fighting for the rights of my people."

"I'm fighting for the right to be treated as a human being."

"We cannot accept crumbs from the table of democracy."

"I believe that all men are created equal."

"The fight for justice is the fight for humanity."

"We are fighting for the soul of America."

"We cannot hope only to leave our homes behind and run away from injustice and not be touched by it, because we live here in America, and America will be touched by this."

"We Quakers have always been concerned with social justice and I believe this is what drew me to the civil rights movement."

"Poverty is the worst form of violence."

"I think we have become too comfortable with injustice."

"The struggle for justice is not a sprint, it's a marathon that requires endurance and faith."

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere—this principle guides my work."

"When they told us we couldn't sit at those lunch counters, we sat anyway. That's what activism looks like."

"Every single person deserves dignity. That shouldn't be radical, but it is."

"The simple hell of it is, we never put the men on the stand."

"As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don't you forget it—whenever a white man does that to a black man, that white man is trash."

"Our courts have their faults, as does any human institution, but we have this system and if you believe in it, you must accept the verdict of the jury and the judgment of the court."

"Every lawyer has a responsibility to his client and to the law, but sometimes these are in conflict."

"To be impartial is the highest calling of a judge and jury alike."

"The law is meant to protect the innocent, not punish the guilty without cause."