Quotes About Social justice

The rights of some must not be enjoyed by denying the rights of others. Neither can we permit states' rights at the expense of human rights.

For many gay and bisexual men of color, economic inequalities add to the pernicious effects of oppression and homophobia.

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.

Kalau ahli hukum tak merasa tersinggung karena pelanggaran hukum sebaiknya dia jadi tukang sapu jalanan.

That one is not confronted with the choices de Kock could have to could not have made, that one was not a member of the privileged class in apartheid South Africa are matters of sheer grace.

No more of such vague formulae as 'The right to work', or 'To each the whole result of his labour'. What we proclaim is the Right to Well-Being: Well-Being for All!

No more of such vague formulae as 'The right to work', or 'To each the whole result of his labour'. What we proclaim is the Right to Well-Being: Well-Being for All!

In fact, we know full well today that it is futile to speak of liberty as long as economic slavery exists.

I was taught from a young age that many people would treat me as a second-class citizen because I was African-American and because I was female.

No civilized society can thrive upon victims whose humanity has been permanently mutilated

Too many people fought too hard to make sure all citizens of all colors, races, ethnicities, genders, and abilities can vote to think that not voting somehow sends a message.

As a black woman in a nation that has taken too many pains to remind me that I am not a white man and am not capable of taking care of my reproductive rights or my voting rights, I know that this American god ain't my god.

Decision by decision, Justice Ginsburg reaffirmed the ideals of our Constitution and our shared values of fairness, equality, and opportunity. Her judicial opinions on voting rights, gender discrimination, and same-sex marriage made this country stronger and will continue to ring out through the ages.

In Australia we had the Australian stolen generation of our voting rights. I think a lot of people think its a distant memory, but its not, this happened to our parents or our grandparents.

Voting rights is not just some other issues alongside other issues, it gets to the heart of who we are in the first place - a democracy!

If we're not protecting our women and we're not protecting our girls and we're not protecting the most vulnerable people in this society, who are we as a country?

Under Trump, black lives will become even more vulnerable to state violence.

For far too many, the housing crisis has become a human crisis, with people being criminalised who should instead be protected as our most vulnerable citizens.

If we turn our back on the world's most vulnerable people, we're eschewing the values our country was founded on.

Catholics want what other Americans want: access to health care and jobs that pay a living wage. They want to send their kids to good schools. They want something done about poverty.

You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.

Like how on earth can you make 180 grand as a senator with luxe health care and sit there and be like Nero, thumbs up or down, on paying someone a living wage? I don't understand that.

The goal of a just society should be to provide satisfying work with a living wage to all its citizens.

The most important lesson to take away from allowing the minimum wage and unemployment benefit data to talk is that abstract notions of what is right, good and just should be examined from a concrete, operational point of view. A dose of reality is most edifying.