Quotes About Justice

A child, from the time he can think, should think about all he sees, should suffer for all who cannot live with honesty, should work so that all men can be honest, and should be honest himself.

Government should work to insure the rights of the individual, not plot to take them away.

My anti-authoritarian instincts let me directly to criminal defense work.

I hope there's some kind of morality in all my work.

My all-time heroes are Thurgood Marshall and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., two men who had to really work to achieve what they did. And I had the privilege of meeting them both.

History isn't a seesaw. If you have a really bad regime on one side, the actions on the other side don't automatically become good. It doesn't work that way.

We must act together, as a united people... For the birth of a new world. Let there be justice for all. Let there be peace for all. Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.

Those who inflict must suffer, for they see The work of their own hearts, and this must be Our chastisement or recompense.

I believe we should work to end all racism in American society and staunchly defend the inherent rights of every person.

As disciples of Jesus Christ we have a responsibility to work together with like-minded believers, to raise our voices for what is right.

If you are truly on the left, if you reject ideas of power and hierarchy, what you want is equality. Otherwise, it won't work at all.

I will cut off this right arm of mine before I will ever work or demand the ballot for the Negro and not the woman.

A fair day's wages for a fair day's work.

I teach at Eastern University, which is highly committed to doing work among the poor and the oppressed peoples of the world. We have a special commitment to the city.

Grace could not have done it's curing work if the law had not first done its crushing work.

It is unacceptable that someone can work full time - and work hard - and not be able to lift themselves out of poverty.

I'm involved in the work around prison rights in general.

If you believe that men and women have equal rights, if someone asks if you're feminist, you have to say yes because that is how words work.

Do any deserve liberty who are not ready to give it to others? Let us calmly go to work, instead of dissipating our energy in unnecessary fretting and fuming.

The law is bigger than money - but only if the law works hard enough.

Prisons where people can't even work is the worst punishment you can think of. And I don't think we should put all convicts in such facilities where people are deprived of their freedom.

I am excited to work with NBC News to continue to highlight stories of organizations and individuals who make their communities and our world healthier, more just and more humane.

Andrea Gibson is a truly American poet, or rather, she represents the America I want to live in. Her work lights a candle to lead us where we need to go.

It seems to me that it is the basic right of any human being to work.