Quotes about justice
justice sorrow tasks
It would be an endless task to trace the variety of meannesses, cares, and sorrows into which women are plunged by the prevailing opinion that they were created rather to feel than reason, and that all the power they obtain must be obtained by their charms and weaknesses. Mary Wollstonecraft
justice prejudice world
It is a different world and they [the Supreme Court] should speak for justice, not prejudice.... I seek justice, not in some distant tomorrow, not in some study commission, but now while I Iive. Martha Griffiths
justice-for-all liberty owners
In our pledge every day, we pledge one Nation under God with liberty and justice for all. Patrick J. Kennedy
justice people next
The appointment of the next Supreme Court justice must be made in the people's interest and in the nation's interest, not in the interest of any partisan faction. Patrick Leahy
justice decision sandra-day-o-connor
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor serves as a model Supreme Court justice, widely recognized as a jurist with practical values, a sense of the consequences of the legal decisions being made by the Supreme Court.
justice done sometimes
The injustice done to an individual is sometimes of service to the public.
justice
Justice is the right of the weakest. Joseph Joubert
justice silence illness
Every day silence harvests its victims. Silence is a mortal illness. Natalia Ginzburg
justice social-justice social
Social justice is what drives me; it's why I'm here. Kathleen Wynne
justice facts fronts
Justice can only be dispensed when you have all the facts in front of you. Julian Baggini
justice way achieve
One of the best ways to achieve justice is to expose injustice. Julian Assange
justice humanity nobel
It is getting to the point where the mark of international distinction and service to humanity is no longer the Nobel Peace Price, but an espionage indictment from the US Department of Justice.
justice goal important
The goal is justice, the method? is transparency. It's important not to confuse the goal and the method.
justice democracy development
Democracy is the absolute value that makes for human dignity, as well as the only road to sustained economic development and social justice. Kim Dae Jung
justice people support
Tackling the issue of climate change presents us with an inflection point in human history - a climate justice revolution that separates development from fossil fuels, supports people in the most vulnerable situations to adapt, allows all people to take part, and, most importantly, realise their full potential. Mary Robinson
justice waiting storm
No, what I felt was the torment of waiting, stuck between the end of one sentence and the beginning of the next which might or might not bring a hail storm, plane crash, poetic justice, or a miraculous reversal. Nicole Krauss
justice atmosphere way
An unrectified case of injustice has a terrible way of lingering, restlessly, in the social atmosphere like an unfinished question. Mary McCarthy
justice tennis habit
A good deal of education consists of unlearning-the breaking of bad habits as with a tennis serve.
justice pleasure ecstasy
To do something, say something, see something, before anybody else -- these are things that confer a pleasure compared with which other pleasures are tame and commonplace, other ecstasies cheap and trivial. Mark Twain
justice revolution dignity
The slogan of the revolution was dignity, social justice, and freedom. You cannot have dignity or social justice or freedom without women. Nawal El Saadawi
justice support world
My guiding principle will be justice and complete impartiality, and I am sure that with your support and co-operation, I can look forward to Pakistan becoming one of the greatest Nations of the world. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
justice tolerance understanding
Tolerance and understanding won't 'trickle down' in our society any more than wealth does. Muhammad Ali
justice trying needs
I try to learn as much as I can because I know nothing compared to what I need to know.
justice slave humans
If there be a human being who is freer than I, then I shall necessarily become his slave. If I am freer than any other, then he will become my slave. Therefore equality is an absolutely necessary condition of freedom. Mikhail Bakunin
justice
Justice is not cheap. Justice is not quick. It is not ever finally achieved. Marian Wright Edelman
justice independence vision
The Declaration of Independence was always our vision of who we wanted to be, our ideal of freedom and justice, how we were going to be different, and what the American experiment was going to be about.
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.
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.
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 achievement culture
I learned that along with the towering achievements of the cultures of ancient Greece and China there stood the culture of Africa, unseen and denied by the imperialist looters of Africa's material wealth. Paul Robeson