Quotes about justice
justice leader movement
We must always refill and ensure there is a critical mass of leaders and activists committed to nonviolence and racial and economic justice who will keep seeding and building transforming movements. Marian Wright Edelman
justice-for-all people conflict
Peace is not simply the absence of conflict, but the existence of justice for all people. Martin Luther King, Jr.
justice injustice injustice-anywhere
Injustice anywhere threatens justice everywhere. Martin Luther King, Jr.
justice evil civil-rights
Evil must be attacked by. . . the day to day assault of the battering rams of justice. Martin Luther King, Jr.
justice sides universe
The Universe is on the side of Justice Martin Luther King, Jr.
justice want matter
Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice. Say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness. And all of the other shallow things will not matter. I won't have any money to leave behind. I won't have the fine and luxurious things of life to leave behind. But I just want to leave a committed life behind. And that's all I want to say. Martin Luther King, Jr.
justice defense bombs
Communism will never be defeated by atomic bombs. Our greatest defense against Communism is to take offensive action on behalf of justice and righteousness. We must seek to remove conditions of poverty, injustice, and racial discrimination. Martin Luther King, Jr.
justice brotherhood violence
I'm concerned about justice. I'm concerned about brotherhood. I'm concerned about truth. And when one is concerned about these, he can never advocate violence. Martin Luther King, Jr.
justice civil-rights
Without justice, there can be no peace. Martin Luther King, Jr.
justice revolt correcting
Justice is love correcting that which revolts against love. Martin Luther King, Jr.
justice-for-all justice people
It is not possible to be in favor of justice for some people and not be in favor of justice for all people. Martin Luther King, Jr.
justice water i-have-a-dream-speech
We will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters. Martin Luther King, Jr.
justice justice-denied denied
Justice denied anywhere diminishes justice everywhere. Martin Luther King, Jr.
justice foundation i-have-a-dream-speech
The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges. Martin Luther King, Jr.
justice doe handwriting
Actually 'bad' doesn't do justice to my handwriting. Neither does 'handwriting.' 'Desecration of paper' about covers it. Mark Barrowcliffe
justice
Justice satisfies everybody. Maria Edgeworth
justice forever decay
For the first time in my life, I felt that a wave, a justice was sweeping away a deep-seated decay without any indulgence. I dearly wished that it would keep going without hesitation or deviation, in a spirit of purity forever. Naguib Mahfouz
justice goal pursuit
The goal of pursuit of justice must not simply be that justice happens but that reconciliation also happens. Miroslav Volf
justice atonement virtue
It is by virtue of the atonement that God can maintain His justice and yet demonstrate His mercy... R. C. Sproul
justice spares
He who spares the bad injures the good. Publilius Syrus
justice fairness
Fairness is what justice really is. Potter Stewart
justice swiftness demand
Swift justice demands more than just swiftness. Potter Stewart
justice elements algebra
The elements of justice are identical with those of algebra. Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
justice fundamentals charity
Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life . . . Nelson Mandela
justice may homesick
It may just be because I get homesick, but I have concluded Washington's cherry blossoms are just plain overrated. Newt Gingrich
justice democracy cost
...dissent, protest, presures of a wide variety that escape elite control can modify the calculus of costs of planners, and offer a slight hope that Washington can be compelled to permit at least some steps towards "justice, freedom and democracy" within its domains. Noam Chomsky
justice doe development
Why does everyone take for granted that we don't learn to grow arms, but rather, are designed to grow arms? Similarly, we should conclude that in the case of the development of moral systems; there's a biological endowment which in effect requires us to develop a system of moral judgment and a theory of justice, if you like, that in fact has detailed applicability over an enormous range. Noam Chomsky
justice foundation good-faith
The foundation of justice is good faith. Marcus Tullius Cicero
justice sake rewards
Justice extorts no reward, no kind of price; she is sought, therefore, for her own sake. Marcus Tullius Cicero
justice suffering foundation
The foundations of justice are that on one shall suffer wrong; then, that the public good be promoted. Marcus Tullius Cicero
justice remember prison
Let us remember that justice must be observed even to the lowest. Marcus Tullius Cicero
justice prison dues
Justice renders to every one his due. Marcus Tullius Cicero
justice giving fairness
The aim of justice is to give everyone his due. Marcus Tullius Cicero