Justice Quotes

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

27299 quotes

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"In the face of injustice, silence becomes complicity."
Andrew Goodman
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"The struggle for justice doesn't end when the laws change; it deepens when people must live by them."
Viola Liuzzo
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"Segregation lives not just in laws, but in the hearts of those who accept it."
Viola Liuzzo
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"I choose to stand with the oppressed because standing with the oppressor is a choice too."
Viola Liuzzo
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"There is no justice without risk; no peace without struggle."
Viola Liuzzo
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"Every moment of injustice demands a response from those who witness it"
James Chaney
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"The cost of justice is far less than the cost of injustice"
James Chaney
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"Every generation must choose whether to advance justice or maintain oppression"
James Chaney
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"If the name of the game is to survive, then we all have an equal right to survive."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"I was tired of the economic and racial situation that affected us in Mississippi."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"We didn't come here to make no trouble. We're here to register voters."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"We want to be tried under the same laws that you try other citizens of America under."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"For my people to receive justice, I would work until the day I die."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"We are asking for the right to vote. This is a basic human right."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"We're not asking for handouts. We're asking for our rights."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere, and we must answer that call."
Michael Schwerner
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"The work of justice is slow, but it is necessary and sacred."
Michael Schwerner
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"Every person's voice matters; every person's story counts."
Michael Schwerner
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"Justice delayed is justice denied; we must act with urgency."
Michael Schwerner
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"We are not asking for favors; we are demanding our rights."
Michael Schwerner
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"Justice is not negotiable; it is non-negotiable."
Michael Schwerner
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"A man is not inferior because he is black."
James Meredith
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
James Meredith
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"Justice is the foundation of a just society."
James Meredith
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"The most important thing is that we must all work together for justice and equality."
Medgar Evers
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"I believe in the ultimate justice of our cause."
Medgar Evers
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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Medgar Evers
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"Every person has the right to be treated with respect."
Medgar Evers
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"We must build a society based on truth and justice."
Medgar Evers
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"We cannot accept injustice as inevitable."
Medgar Evers