Justice Quotes

"Equality is not a policy. It is an ideal."

"You cannot mistreat what you do not feel you own."

"I believe that the truth about any subject only comes when all sides of the story are put together."

"We are a people. A people do not throw their geniuses away."

"The womanist is committed to survival and wholeness of entire people."

"Never stop working for the freedom of all people."

"To accept the excuses of the wealthy for their inaction is to become complicit."

"The struggle for justice requires both courage and creativity."

"The work of social change is the work of artists and thinkers."

"Prejudice is the child of ignorance."

"Justice delayed is justice denied - this was the struggle of my time."

"The measure of civilization is how it treats its most vulnerable."

"Justice is built on truth."

"Justice should not merely be done; it should manifestly be done."

"The worst crime is thoughtlessness."

"A just society is one that protects the weak and challenges the strong."

"The moment we stop fighting for each other is the moment we stop being human."

"The work of justice is never finished."

"We must demand better for ourselves and each other."

"We must be relentless in our pursuit of justice."

"The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white."

"The most important thing to remember is that oppression thrives on isolation."

"The danger of privilege is that it blinds us to others' suffering."

"Silence can be a form of violence if it allows injustice to continue."

"Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but it has not solved a single one."

"Human rights are not privileges conferred by government. They are every human being's entitlement by virtue of his humanity."

"The real difficulty is that the poor are powerless, and the powerless are often ignored."

"We are all part of the great struggle of humanity."

"Justice delayed is justice denied."

"Justice is the foundation of civilization."