Quotes About Injustice

By the numbers, by all the official records, here at the confluence of history, of racism, of poverty, and economic power, this is what our lives are worth: nothing.

I don't see any kind of mirror of power, male power, that is, as a form of liberation. I don't believe in an eye for an eye. I don't believe this is truly freedom.

So long as there are nobles and commoners, the wealthy and the poor, those with power will be heard, and those without ignored. That's the world.

And the biggest, coldest power play of all in Obamacare came at the expense of the elderly.

Ironically, women who acquire power are more likely to be criticized for it than are the men who have always had it.

This is what it means to be a slave; to be abused and bear it; compelled by violence to suffer wrong.

As usurpation is the exercise of power which another has a right to, so tyranny is the exercise of power beyond right, which nobody can have a right to.

The law, unfortunately, has always been retained on the side of power; laws have uniformly been enacted for the protection and perpetuation of power.

Terrorists act as they do because they don't have great power at their easy disposal. The result is that they rely upon the ability to exploit the mistakes of others.

When you leave good people afraid to speak on behalf of justice, however awkwardly or insensitively, those unafraid to speak will rise to power.

Governments are not overthrown by the poor, who have no power, but by the rich-when they are insulted by their inferiors and cannot obtain justice.

Martyrs and persecutors are the same type of man. As to which is the persecutor and which the martyr, this is only a question of transient power.

Free speech has been used by the Supreme Court to give immense power to the wealthiest members of our society.

The most insupportable of tyrants exclaim against the exercise of arbitrary power.

Dr. Flint had sworn that he would make me suffer, to my last day, for this new crime against him, as he called it; and as long as he had me in his power he kept his word

The violence of war admits no distinction; the lance, that is lifted at guilt and power, will sometimes fall on innocence and gentleness.

I don't want power. I just object to idiots having power over me.

The moment the cultivators of the soil realize their power, the evil of Zamindari will be sterilized.

The corruption of the age is made up by the particular contribution of every individual man; some contribute treachery, others injustice, atheism, tyranny, avarice, cruelty, according to their power.

There is no reason to accept the doctrines crafted to sustain power and privilege, or to believe that we are constrained by mysterious and unknown social laws.

Palestinians have no wealth or power.

People don't give up power and privilege out of the goodness of their hearts.

Family values stand up to injustice and power outside the household.

But any man who walks in the way of power and property is bound to meet hate.