Quotes about Solidarity

We have flown the air like birds and swum the sea like fishes, but have yet to learn the simple act of walking the earth like brothers.

When a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him.

I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham.

What affects one in a major way, affects all in a minor way.

Let nothing and nobody break your spirit. Let the unity in the community remain intact.

Nonviolence is an imperative in order to bring about ultimate community.

We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

The world] is not a pretty place; and the only way to keep a footing in it is to fight it on its own terms - and above all, my dear, not alone!

Exclusion is never the way forward on our shared paths to freedom and justice.

The Crucified One is God's standing solidarity with the suffering, the tragedy, and the disaster of all time, and God's promise that it will not have the final word. The Risen One is God's final word about the universe and what God plans to do with all suffering.

Isn't that ironic? The point of the Christian life is not to distinguish oneself from the ungodly, but to stand in radical solidarity with everyone and everything else. This is the full, final, and intended effect of the Incarnation—symbolized by its finality in the cross, which is God's great act of solidarity instead of judgment.

One side effect of our individualized reading of the Gospel is that it allows the clergy great control over individual behavior, via threats and rewards. Obedience to authorities became the highest virtue in this framework, instead of love, communion, or solidarity with God or others, including the marginalized.