Quotes about Justice
New York white youth were killing victims; that was a 'sociological' problem. But when black youth killed somebody, the power structure was looking to hang somebody.
— Malcolm X
We're not trying to take power away or rule anybody - we're just trying to get up from under the rulers.
— Muhammad Ali
He who achieves power by violence does not truly become lord or master.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
God loves and defends those with the least economic and social power, and so should we.
— Timothy Keller
Nonviolence is power, but it is the right and good use of power.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
You can pray until you faint, but unless you get up and try to do something, God is not going to put it in your lap.
— Fannie Lou Hamer
When I marched with Martin Luther King in Selma, I felt my legs were praying.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
I know that the Lord is always on the side of the right. But it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I and this nation should be on the Lord's side.
— Abraham Lincoln
Justice divine Mends not her slowest pace for prayers or cries.
— John Milton
Though justice be Thy plea, consider this: That in the course of justice none of us should see salvation. We do pray for mercy, And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy.
— George Bernard Shaw
I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.
— Thomas Jefferson
Lord, You made us and gave us breath. May we do justice, love and mercy, and walk honorably before you this day. By the precious name of Jesus, I ask for your help to do this. Amen.
— Dee Henderson