Quotes about Justice
The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts, All on a summer day: The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts And took them quite away!" "Consider your verdict
— Lewis Carroll
If you pardon all the evil done to you, you encourage others to do you evil! If you give your cloak to him who steals your coat, how long will it be, before your shirt and trousers will go also?
— Lewis Carroll
Throughout the world, the more wrong a man does, the more indignant is he at wrong done to him.
— Lewis Carroll
It's all her fancy: she never executes nobody, you know.
— Lewis Carroll
Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed. Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice. (Proverbs 31:8—9, NLT)
— Lisa Bevere
We must recognize that we can't solve our problems now until there is a radical redistribution of economic and political power.... a radical restructuring of the architecture of American society.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Satyagraha can rid society of all evils, political, economic and moral.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Once any group in society stands in a relatively deprived position in relation to other groups, it is genuinely deprived.
— Margaret Mead
When a society is organized around that which is fitting in each realm, then peace, the fruit of justice, can flourish.
— Leonardo Boff
A society will be judged by how it treats its weakest members
— Harry S. Truman
Violence is a crime against humanity, for it destroys the very fabric of society.
— Pope John Paul II
Our society and especially those who suffer injustice need to feel the impact of our commitment to justice and our advocacy for the vulnerable.
— Carolyn Custis James