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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"Women deserve the same respect and recognition for their work as men receive."
Betty Friedan
B
"The contribution of women to society has been systematically undervalued."
Betty Friedan
B
"Women deserve to be subjects of their own lives, not objects in others' stories."
Betty Friedan
B
"Women's self-actualization is not a luxury but a human right."
Betty Friedan
B
"Women's participation in all aspects of life is necessary for a just society."
Betty Friedan
S
"Women's oppression is the oldest and most fundamental form of class domination."
Shulamith Firestone
S
"Justice delayed is justice denied, and women have waited long enough."
Shulamith Firestone
S
"The body politic includes all our bodies; none are expendable."
Shulamith Firestone
G
"The tragedy is not that women are enslaved; the tragedy is that they do not know it."
Germaine Greer
G
"To call a woman a mistress is not honoring her choices."
Germaine Greer
G
"We must not allow ourselves to become inured to the abuse of women."
Germaine Greer
G
"Women are taught to apologize for taking up space."
Germaine Greer
G
"Women are taught to hate themselves and call it humility."
Germaine Greer
G
"True equality cannot exist while women are economically dependent."
Germaine Greer
G
"Women's anger is justified and necessary."
Germaine Greer
G
"The subjection of women is the root of all other subjection."
Germaine Greer
G
"Women's work is devalued because it is done by women."
Germaine Greer
G
"The female body is not a commodity to be bought and sold."
Germaine Greer
G
"The subjugation of women benefits only those who profit from their labor."
Germaine Greer
K
"Intersectionality is not just a buzzword, it's a framework for understanding how different forms of oppression interact and compound."
Kimberlé Crenshaw
K
"We must ask ourselves: whose liberation are we fighting for?"
Kimberlé Crenshaw
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"Justice requires that we attend to the most vulnerable among us."
Kimberlé Crenshaw
K
"We must center those most affected by the systems we seek to change."
Kimberlé Crenshaw
K
"The question is not whether we can afford intersectionality; it's whether we can afford to ignore it."
Kimberlé Crenshaw
K
"We must ask: whose voices are we amplifying, and whose are we still ignoring?"
Kimberlé Crenshaw
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"The state is not neutral; it enforces the interests of the powerful."
Andrea Dworkin
A
"The law protects male dominance, not female equality."
Andrea Dworkin
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"Justice cannot exist where there is no accountability."
bell hooks
b
"When we center the most marginalized, we create space for everyone to be whole."
bell hooks
B
"A woman has to continually prove herself in her abilities, while men are often assumed competent."
Betty Friedan