Quotes about Justice
We reap what we sow, but nature has love over and above that justice, and gives us shadow and blossom and fruit, that spring from no planting of ours.
— George Eliot
But love must be aggressively translated into simple justice.
— Jimmy Carter
License they mean when they cry Liberty; For who loves that, must first be wise and good.
— John Milton
God pours out love upon all with a lavish hand -- but He reserves vengeance for His very own.
— Mark Twain
Never succumb to the temptation of becoming bitter. As you press for justice, be sure to move with dignity and discipline, using only the instruments of love.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Love is the supreme unifying principle of life.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
There is a more excellent way, of love and nonviolent protest.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
We must follow nonviolence and love.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
When I am commanded to love, I am commanded to restore community, to resist injustice, and to meet the needs of my brothers.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Art is love creating the new world and justice is love rolling up its sleeves to heal the old one.
— NT Wright
Some day we hope to liberate every man on earth from the tendency as old as human history to identify our strength and manhood with the ability to control the lives, limit the chances, and doom the dreams of women and girls.
— Bill Clinton
The thing to do when one feels sure that he has said or done the right thing and is condemned, is to stand still and keep quiet. If he is right, time will show it.
— Booker T. Washington