Justice Quotes

"I have a right to my liberty. We all have."

"My heart was full of anger and hatred against the cruel system of slavery."

"Every moment of resistance to oppression is a victory."

"Every person I guided to freedom was a victory for humanity."

"The true republic: men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less."

"Resolved, that woman is man's equal—was intended to be so by the Creator, and the highest good of the race demands that she should be recognized as such."

"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal."

"The prejudice against color, of which we hear so much, is no stronger than that against sex."

"In my opinion, the only way out of this difficulty is to acknowledge all women as persons under the law."

"It was we, the people—not we, the white male citizens—but we, the whole people."

"I declare that woman should have all the rights that man has."

"The arbitrary power given to the man over woman in marriage is the basis of all her wrongs."

"The world will not advance as long as one half of its people remain in subjection."

"The struggle for woman's rights is the struggle for human rights."

"Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."

"I wish I could say that racism and prejudice were only distant memories. We must dissent from the indifference."

"Racism is a disease of the white man."

"The Constitution protects us all equally."

"The rights of the individual are paramount, but they cannot override collective societal needs."

"Delays in justice is injustice."

"Judges are supposed to be impartial, not political."

"An unjust law is an immoral law."

"Equality is not to be found in any of the 'isms.'"

"The law must treat people equally or it is not law."

"Litigation is only a method; the goal is justice."

"Every man must stand accountable for his actions."

"Patience is a virtue, but justice delayed is justice denied."

"Justice knows no compromise."

"Human dignity is non-negotiable."

"The law must protect the vulnerable."