Justice Quotes

"I am not a racist. I am against every form of racism and segregation, every form of discrimination."

"The black man needs this to understand the futility of appealing to the white man's sense of justice."

"I charge the white man with being the greatest murderer on this earth."

"The measure of a civilization is how it treats its weakest members."

"I have come to believe that the great tragedy of modern life is not that we lack material comforts, but that we lack the courage to demand justice."

"Women's work is never done until women themselves determine what that work shall be."

"To demand one's rights is not to ask; it is to declare what is rightfully yours."

"The system that oppresses us was not designed by women, and neither should its future be."

"The greatest crime is to remain silent in the face of injustice."

"We are all equal before the law and before history's judgment."

"Injustice anywhere threatens justice everywhere."

"The struggle for equality is the struggle for humanity."

"I have been not just a patient but also a nurse and a witness to the struggles of my people."

"I have always wanted to be treated as an equal human being."

"It is not just a matter of civil rights, but of human rights."

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

"The day may come when the rights of woman will be as universally recognized as those of man."

"The test of a true democracy is the freedom of its women."

"Woman's equality is not a privilege to be granted but a right to be claimed."

"I ask not for my rights as a woman—the word 'woman' in that connection seems impertinent—I ask for my rights as a human being."

"I cannot survive on the bread of bitterness and the water of affliction; I must have the bread of justice."

"I say that the Constitution belongs to women as much as to men."

"Failure to achieve equality is a failure of the entire human race."

"I declare that women's rights are human rights, and human rights are women's rights."

"The Negro is not a problem; the problem is whether the American people have the integrity to live up to their own Constitution."

"All this your world has meant by 'nigger' is simply this,—a human being of less worth."

"The Negro problem is a white problem born of white blindness and stupidity."

"We seek no special privileges but the same rights which all men claim."

"The soul of a nation is revealed in how it treats the least of its people."

"The color of a man's skin should not determine the content of his character or the quality of his work."