Quotes about Justice
We must come to see that peace is not merely a distant goal we seek, but it is a means by which we arrive at that goal. We must pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with perfect equality.
— Andrew Jackson
People only stone a tree that is full of ripe fruit.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
If love was a crime, God would encourage us all to go to prison.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.
— Harriet Tubman
As women, we must stand up for ourselves. We must stand up for each other. We must stand up for justice for all.
— Michelle Obama
Until we reach equality in education, we can't reach equality in the larger society.
— Sonia Sotomayor
We must continue to unite in sisterhood to turn our tears into triumph. There is no time to rest until our world achieves wholeness and balance, where all men and women are considered equal and free.
— Leymah Gbowee
Only a fool would try to deprive working men and working women of their right to join the union of their choice.
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
Activism is something that no one can fake. You get angry. You cry. But you never throw in your towel, because that anger is what is propelling you to further action.
— Leymah Gbowee
Relegating women to second-class citizenship was abolished when Jesus died on the cross.
— Tony Campolo
Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
— Samuel Johnson