Quotes about Justice

In a government whose distinguishing characteristic should be a diffusion and equalization of its benefits and burdens the advantage of individuals will be augmented at the expense of the community at large.

That's why I want to change Mississippi. You don't run away from problems - you just face them.

People ask why God allows suffering. You could just as well ask the Minister of Transport why he allows accidents on Britain's roads.

It would be wrong to say I enjoy having rows, because that would be un-Christian. If people attack me, then I respond, or if they do very wicked things. Then they must be brought to book.

We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive.

What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share.

The dropping of bombs on people - isn't that terrorism?

Terrorism should be struck down with an iron hand.

I know. And that's the thing about grace. And love, too. They're not fair at all.

Someday, the realm of liberty and justice will encompass the planet. Freedom is not just the birthright of the few, it is the God-given right of all His children, in every country. It won't come by conquest. It will come, because freedom is right and freedom works. It will come, because cooperation and good will among free people will carry the day.

Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.

Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid.