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Quotes about Social Responsibility
You cannot go on forever stealing what you need without regard to those who come after. The physical qualities of a planet are written into its economic and political record.
— Frank Herbert
The libertarian view that the state has no responsibility to care for and empower the poor flies in the face of clear biblical teaching.
— Ron Sider
Theron thought he could solve problems by brushing them aside as though they didn't exist. But they do exist, they still exist, and unless responsible people do something about them, our land is in for fresh disaster, brother against brother, black against white.
— Madeleine L'Engle
Government exists to defend the weak and the poor and the injured party; the rich and the strong can better take care of themselves.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
As a culture, were so worried about whats going to happen to us 30 years from now that we are not taking care of our brothers and sisters who need help today.
— Francis Chan
I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Every man therefore is bound to do all the good he can to others, especially for the church and commonwealth.
— Richard Baxter
There is "response" in responsibility.
— Elie Wiesel
When you see the political parties squabble, if a baby is not allowed to be born, all the other issues do not come into play.
— Alveda King
A calling is you feel - you look out and see the need - maybe it's the need for the poor, to help poor people. Maybe it's the need to get involved in the race problem, as Martin Luther King was - felt called.
— Billy Graham
Churches know more about poverty than any government will ever know, because we're dealing with the poor every day.
— Rick Warren
There are rich people everywhere, and yet they don't contribute to the growth of their countries.
— Hillary Clinton