Justice Quotes

"In order to perpetuate itself, every oppression must corrupt or distort those various sources of power within the culture of the oppressed that provide energy and creativity."

"Anger is an appropriate response to racist attitudes, as is fury when the actions arising from those attitudes do not change."

"Black women are expected to use their psychic and physical energy to nurture others, with little expectation that they will be nurtured."

"It is easier to accept injustice than to fight it, and that is precisely why the struggle continues."

"Every Black woman in america lives her life somewhere along a wide curve of tolerance for racism and sexism."

"The personal is political and the political is personal, but the trouble is most people don't see it that way."

"In the face of injustice, neutrality becomes an act of complicity."

"Justice delayed is justice denied, but justice that costs too much is also denied."

"Justice is not a destination but a constant practice of choosing what is right."

"I am not asking for hope. I'm asking for action."

"You have stolen my dreams and my childhood."

"The climate crisis is not just about the climate. It's about justice."

"We should not have to strike for a safe planet."

"The youth will not forget. The youth will not forgive."

"We must demand justice for the planet and all its inhabitants."

"Climate change is the ultimate expression of the tragedy of the commons."

"We've treated the atmosphere like a sewer for fossil fuels."

"Conservation is a moral imperative."

"Disaster socialism is the crisis doctrine in reverse - using emergencies to build the world we actually need."

"The intersections between justice movements are where real transformation begins."

"The climate crisis is fundamentally a crisis of inequality and justice."

"The globalization of agriculture has created a globalization of hunger."

"Patriarchy and environmental destruction are two faces of the same violence."

"The Indian farmer does not need charity; he needs justice."

"Hunger is not a natural disaster; it is a human-made catastrophe caused by injustice."

"Climate justice means justice for those most affected by environmental destruction."

"The patent on seeds is a theft of nature and a betrayal of future generations."

"To feed humanity justly, we must redistribute power to those who produce the food."

"Climate change is a justice issue that disproportionately affects the poor."

"Justice requires that those least responsible for the problem not suffer most."