Quotes About Justice

It's in my nature to fight for the underdog.

science teacher. "The police had me in custody, an innocent man, a victim of circumstances, and because they had no evidence at

Not a good thing for a cop. The sun was still coming up over the

I can see why you, sir, are the champ. You bully without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, or physical abilities. You are an equal-opportunity tormentor.

Tara McLellan, who these men have been convicted of killing, was a colleague of mine and a very close family friend.

Let judgment be in the courts. This isn't about politics, or faith, or even race. It's about the right to be free from hate. I am convinced that the world doesn't break in the face of its worst possible deed. The world mends itself.

You may be the only person who's rooting for the serial killer.

Racism, unfortunately, is part of the fabric of America's society.

Unfortunately, no matter how frivolous the lawsuit, you still, of course, have to pay people to defend you on it.

We all want peace. Unfortunately, there are times when peace must be defended by fighting terror and tyranny.

I guess they just wanted to scoop a bunch of people up, hoping they got me, and unfortunately they did.

Since the birth of our Nation, no other right has been more important than having the ability to vote. Unfortunately, as history has shown, the denial of this right to minorities is a scar on our system of democracy.

I think, unfortunately, we live in a world where people attack other people and I think a legitimate rationale for war is the saving of human life, the saving of lives of people who cannot defend themselves.

Unfortunately, in places like Ferguson, in New York City and in some communities across this nation, there is a disconnect between police agencies and the citizens they serve, predominately in communities of color.

Women and girls, men and boys all share the right to live free of violence, which is, unfortunately, experienced by both men and women. Women and girls, however, disproportionately experience violence due to a deeply rooted global culture of gender discrimination.

Unfortunately, the Obama administration is more interested in furthering its political agenda than in following the law.

I think, unfortunately, we've always lived in a world of massive inequality: inequality between the haves and the have-nots, inequality between men and women that not only exists temporally but geographically as well.

The promise of equal educational opportunity envisioned by the Brown decision remains unfulfilled.

It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy, which would be the case in a general state of equality.

If you want to be a real human being - a real woman, a real man - you cannot tolerate things which put you to indignation, to outrage. You must stand up. I always say to people, 'Look around; look at what makes you unhappy, what makes you furious, and then engage yourself in some action.'

The only time I am an unhappy camper is when I feel like I'm treated unfairly.

Much of my work strikes me as pretty unified: as a lawyer, working in several areas, I have thought about how to promote freedom of speech broadly for everyone.

Laws must be clear, precise, and uniform for all citizens.

A police uniform is just a piece of clothing sewn by the same tailors who sew your clothes.