Quotes About Justice

laws of karma: 'Every action has consequences. Why blame the instrument of karma for

Within there is regard for the law of marriage; without there isn't any. Within, Sita is Rama's wife. Outside, she is a woman for the taking. Ravana knows that if he enters Rama's hut and forces himself on Sita he will be judged by the rules of society. But when he forces himself on Sita outside the Lakshmana-rekha, he will be judged by the laws of the jungle. Within, he will be the villain who disregarded the laws of marriage. Outside, he will be hero, the great trickster.

Villains have no gender

You call it justice but how much punishment is adequate - when is it fine to forgive and move on? A society that does not make room for imperfection can never be a happy society.

Those who are comfortable with imagination appreciate metaphors and symbols. Those who are not prefer the literal. Only through metaphors and symbols can one convey the conceptual. Without poetry, you cannot communicate ideas that are not material and measurable, like love, or justice or remarkability. But

Every victim will, given a chance, turn victimizer.

Do not be naive. Criminals cannot go unpunished. Nor can heroes.

The man who kills the animals today is the man who kills the people who get in his way tomorrow

Universal hospitality. Welcoming all to God's table. A river of justice. Or, as the prophet Isaiah envisioned long ago, "They will not hurt or destroy on my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea" (Isa. 11:9).

Revolutionaries can't afford to worry about tomorrow.

We all deserve to live in a world where our rights aren't violated at the whim of our leaders. It doesn't matter if our leaders are kings and queens, or the people who claim to save us from them.

When we have the ability to save someone's life, and we decide they aren't worthy of being saved—isn't that playing God as well?

I can't abide people who go soft over animals and then cheat every human they come across!

A state that has denied opportunity for quality education for Negroes has no right to demand literacy as a prerequisite for voting

state that has denied opportunity for quality education for Negroes has no right to demand literacy as a prerequisite for voting

That's what you need to be writing about. Not the increased crime rate, but the increased tolerance for criminals to do whatever they want and not be held accountable.

That was the end of Grogan... the man who killed my father, raped and murdered my sister, burned my ranch, shot my dog, and stole my Bible!

Contrary to popular evangelical belief, feeling anger is not a sin—you're allowed to feel angry. You should feel angry. Being outraged at mistreatment is normal and even good. How

The Christian is responsible to care for the hurting and the downtrodden, and should not be in the business of creating further pain.

Commission for Justice and Peace

Just as the prisoner was being strapped into the electric chair, the priest said, "Son, is there anything I can do for you?" The prisoner said, "Yeah, when they pull the switch, hold my hand."

rebut Sarhatt's

Are there no prisons?

There remains an experience of incomparable value. We have for once learned to see the great events of world history from below, from the perspective of the outcasts, the suspects, the maltreated in short, from the perspective of those who suffer. Mere waiting and looking on is not Christian behavior. Christians are called to compassion and to action.