Justice Quotes

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

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"We want our rights and we want them now."
Medgar Evers
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"We cannot afford to stand idle while injustice walks among us."
Medgar Evers
M
"We are not asking for charity, we are demanding our God-given rights."
Medgar Evers
M
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Medgar Evers
M
"The voice of the oppressed must be heard, no matter how small."
Medgar Evers
M
"The fight for justice is eternal and ongoing."
Medgar Evers
M
"To remain silent in the face of injustice is to be complicit."
Medgar Evers
M
"The work of justice is the work of all people."
Medgar Evers
M
"Equality is not a favor to be granted, but a right to be claimed."
Medgar Evers
M
"A nation that denies rights to some denies freedom to all."
Medgar Evers
M
"We cannot afford the luxury of indifference."
Medgar Evers
M
"The struggle for justice is the struggle for the soul of a nation."
Medgar Evers
M
"We cannot build a just society on the foundation of injustice."
Medgar Evers
M
"We must refuse to accept the unacceptable."
Medgar Evers
"We are not fighting for integration, nor are we fighting for separation. We are fighting for recognition as human beings."
Black Panther Party
"The struggle is eternal for those who believe in justice."
Black Panther Party
"We will fight for justice, whether the world likes it or not."
Black Panther Party
"We will create a society where all people are equal."
Black Panther Party
"Our liberation is tied to the liberation of all oppressed people."
Black Panther Party
"The Black Panther Party demands respect for black humanity."
Black Panther Party
"Our movement is built on truth, justice, and equality."
Black Panther Party
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"I am a Black revolutionary, and that is what I will always be."
Assata Shakur
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"Justice is the foundation of freedom."
Assata Shakur
A
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Assata Shakur
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"Justice delayed is justice denied in the minds and hearts of those who are denied."
H. Rap Brown
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"Justice is not a destination but a constant journey."
H. Rap Brown
H
"Justice delayed becomes justice denied."
H. Rap Brown
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"I realized that my duty was not just to myself but to generations yet unborn."
James Meredith
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"Every moment of hesitation costs someone else a moment of freedom."
James Meredith
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"Every word spoken against injustice is a seed planted for future freedom."
James Meredith