Quotes About Justice

Only the oppressed can receive liberating visions in wretched places. Only those thinking emerges in the context of the struggle against injustice can see God's freedom breaking into unfree conditions and thus granting power to the powerless to fight here and now for the freedom they know to be theirs in Jesus' cross and resurrection

They shouted, danced, clapped their hands and stomped their feet as they bore witness to the power of Jesus' cross which had given them an identity far more meaningful than the harm that white supremacy could do them.

For most evangelicals, revelation was found in the inerrant scriptures, and one need not look elsewhere. I knew in my gut that God's revelation was found among poor black people.

how to reconcile the gospel message of liberation with the reality of black oppression.

To be black means that your heart, your soul, your mind, and your body are where the dispossessed are."6 To become black is like what Jesus told Nicodemus, that he must be "born again," that is, "born of water and Spirit" (John 3), the Black Spirit of liberation.

I was black before I was a Christian. Martin and Malcolm, therefore, had to go together, which meant being unashamedly black and unapologetically Christian.

The essence of the gospel of Christ stands or falls on the question of black humanity, and there is no way that a church or institution can be related to the gospel of Christ if it sponsors or tolerates racism in any form.

Freedom means taking sides in a crisis situation, when a society is divided into oppressed and oppressors. In this situation we are not permitted the luxury of being on neither side by making a decision that only involves the self.

Papa's not afraid of anything and I'll bust you in two halves if you say so." He jerked off his cap and hurled it to the ground. Text rolled his eyes until the whites showed. He had never seen Lon angry before, but he wasn't afraid. "Then how come your Paw didn't whup Mister Eben when Mister Eben kicked his dawg about two years ago?

Sometimes only evil could defeat another evil. Degrees

Here's something for you to think about, at least. What goes around comes around. And sometimes you get what's coming around.

Always take a stand for what is right. And If you end up standing alone, then dammit, stand alone.

The whole country is, and it's sad. Because, before long if the law is not going to do anything about it, people will start taking the law into their own hand. Then there will be a lot of people getting hurt, and then the ones that want to defund the police will be begging for the law to help them.

There comes a time in your life when you Do what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular.

Some people say they believe in karma. Most of them just believe in revenge.

Some people say they believe in karma. But most of them just believe in revenge.

From this point on I'm going to treat people exactly how they treat me. Some should be glad. Others should be scared.

It's hard when you are wrongfully accused, but it's worse when the people accusing you are the guilty ones.

Sometimes you want revenge, but you don't want to screw up your karma.

Anything worth having is worth fighting for. You don't have to be angry about it. But you do, and should fight back for what you know is right. I'll never back down, and it's not because I'm strong, it's because I believe in the truth… Because it's THE RIGHT THING. LIKE WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THIS COUNTRY RIGHT NOW...

Lets see what did it cost you for destroying Your House (Capital) 1. Jail time 2. Attorney Fees. 3 Court Fees. 4. Your Freedom. The list goes on. YA should of stayed home and destroyed your own house it would of been Cheaper!! Just saying.

Do whatever you want to me; but mess with my kids and you better run for your life. Because I'm coming after you and hells coming with me.

Never take anything you haven't earned; You always end up paying for it one way or another.

Hold, Sir, I say! None of your profanity before me. If I do evil to anyone on such occasions, it is because he will have it so; therefore, the evil is not of my doing.