Justice Quotes

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

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"The struggle for black rights is the struggle for human rights."
Stokely Carmichael
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"We will not settle for crumbs when we deserve the whole loaf."
Stokely Carmichael
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"I have already paid my dues to society."
Assata Shakur
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"We are all responsible for liberation."
Assata Shakur
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"We deserve better than this system."
Assata Shakur
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"Our struggle is for humanity itself."
Assata Shakur
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"Justice demands action."
Assata Shakur
"We don't hate anybody because of their color. We hate the oppressor."
Black Panther Party
"The struggle for justice requires discipline and unity."
Black Panther Party
"We stand for the rights of all oppressed people worldwide."
Black Panther Party
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Black Panther Party
"We stand against all forms of oppression and exploitation."
Black Panther Party
"We stand with all people fighting against imperialism."
Black Panther Party
"Justice is not negotiable; it is non-negotiable."
Black Panther Party
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"If we don't name it, we can't see it, and if we can't see it, we can't address it."
Kimberlé Crenshaw
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"Discrimination doesn't always look the way we think it looks."
Kimberlé Crenshaw
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"We need to pay attention to the way in which people experience multiple systems of oppression."
Kimberlé Crenshaw
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"The intersections of race and gender create distinct experiences."
Kimberlé Crenshaw
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"The struggle for justice must be intersectional or it will not be just."
Kimberlé Crenshaw
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"Justice requires understanding the specificity of oppression."
Kimberlé Crenshaw
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"Justice is not an abstract concept; it lives in real lives."
Kimberlé Crenshaw
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"Justice is a practice, not a state of being."
Kimberlé Crenshaw
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"Justice requires us to see and be seen."
Kimberlé Crenshaw
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"It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other."
Assata Shakur
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"We are all responsible for creating the justice we seek."
Assata Shakur
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"One cannot be interested in politics and not be interested in justice."
Stokely Carmichael
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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Stokely Carmichael
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"Racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination are tools of oppression that must be dismantled through collective action."
Angela Y. Davis
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"We must build movements that are intersectional and inclusive."
Angela Y. Davis
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"Prostitution is the cornerstone of the sexual abuse industry."
Andrea Dworkin