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