Quotes about Justice

It is absolutely ludicrous that abortion supporters would accuse a blood relative of Dr. King of hijacking the King legacy. Uncle Martin and my father, Rev. A. D. King were blood brothers. How can I hijack something that belongs to me? I am an heir to the King Family legacy.

Theology is not only about understanding the world; it is about mending the world.

If you get so unequal that people believe they don't have a chance, that the field isn't level for them and their children, that puts democracy at risk.

We must come to see that peace is not merely a distant goal we seek, but it is a means by which we arrive at that goal. We must pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means.

The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with perfect equality.

People only stone a tree that is full of ripe fruit.

If love was a crime, God would encourage us all to go to prison.

I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.

As women, we must stand up for ourselves. We must stand up for each other. We must stand up for justice for all.

Until we reach equality in education, we can't reach equality in the larger society.

We must continue to unite in sisterhood to turn our tears into triumph. There is no time to rest until our world achieves wholeness and balance, where all men and women are considered equal and free.

Only a fool would try to deprive working men and working women of their right to join the union of their choice.