Quotes about Justice
We need to know what the Bible says about abortion and marriage, poverty and slavery, and we need to see how all of these issues fundamentally relate to the gospel.
— David Platt
Marriage equality is the law of the land. Officials should be held to their duty to uphold the law - end of story.
— Hillary Clinton
A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
There is no dichotomy between man and God's image. Whoever tortures a human being, whoever abuses a human being, whoever outrages a human being, abuses God's image.
— Oscar Romero
A man's rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box.
— Frederick Douglass
How can you thank a man for giving you what's already yours?
— Malcolm X
I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution.
— Thomas Jefferson
When evil men plot, good men must plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind. When evil men shout ugly words of hatred, good men must commit themselves to the glories of love.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nothing is unchangeable but the inherent and unalienable rights of man.
— Thomas Jefferson
The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men.
— James Buchanan
If you are suffering from a bad man's injustice, forgive him lest there be two bad men.
— St. Augustine
How can we worship a homeless man on Sunday and ignore one on Monday?
— Shane Claiborne