Justice Quotes

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

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"The law should be a shield for the vulnerable, not a weapon for the powerful."
Atticus Finch
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"Evil thrives when good people choose silence over speech."
Atticus Finch
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"A lawyer's duty is to the law, not to the verdict."
Atticus Finch
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"The law reflects the conscience of a community; we are all responsible."
Atticus Finch
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"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."
Michael Schwerner
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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Michael Schwerner
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"Injustice is a disease; justice is the cure."
Michael Schwerner
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"We must be willing to pay the price for justice."
Michael Schwerner
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"We are committed to the proposition that all men are created equal."
Michael Schwerner
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"The church must be a voice for the voiceless and a defender of the defenseless."
James Reeb
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"The measure of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable members."
James Reeb
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"The struggle for justice is the truest expression of spiritual conviction."
James Reeb
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"The greatest sin is not doing wrong, but doing nothing about wrong."
James Reeb
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"Economic justice is spiritual justice; the two cannot be separated."
James Reeb
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"The voice of the voiceless must become our voice until they are heard."
James Reeb
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"Justice delayed is justice denied; urgency is a moral imperative."
James Reeb
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"The work of justice is the work of building the kingdom of God."
James Reeb
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"Justice is not a luxury but a basic requirement of human dignity."
James Reeb
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"Justice requires us to examine and change the systems in which we participate."
James Reeb
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"The voice of the marginalized must guide our policies and our choices."
James Reeb
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"Justice is not something we achieve but something we commit to perpetually."
James Reeb
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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Andrew Goodman
"We must understand that the struggle for justice is not a sprint, it's a marathon that requires endurance and commitment."
Al Sharpton
"Justice delayed is justice denied; we cannot postpone the fight for what is right."
Al Sharpton
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"We're going to stay in this nonviolent movement, and if we can't sit at the table of democracy, we'll kneel under it."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"America has failed the Negro and we owe the Negro something."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"The white man knows about the poor Negro's condition but he didn't do anything about it."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"We are not asking for something that's not rightfully ours."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"We deserve the same rights as every other citizen."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"The work of justice is the work of all of us."
Fannie Lou Hamer