Quotes about Justice
His calls for justice were lost at the mercy of the wind and human indifference.
— Isabel Allende
She never imagined a scenario in which her love was not returned with the same depth of feeling, for to her it was impossible to believe that a love of such magnitude could have stunned only her. The most elementary logic and justice indicated that somewhere in the city he was suffering the same delicious torment.
— Isabel Allende
When talking about human rights, in truth we're referring to men's rights. If a man is beaten and deprived of his freedom, it's called torture. When a woman endures the same, it's called domestic violence and is still considered a private matter in most of the world.
— Isabel Allende
Moral crisis is produced when the same affluent Catholics who faithfully go to mass deny their workers a dignified wage.
— Isabel Allende
The man of good heart maintained that a moral crisis is produced when the same affluent Catholics (religious people) who faithfully go to mass (church) deny their workers a dignified wage. These words should be engraved on the thousand-peso note, so we never forget them.
— Isabel Allende
This is to assuage our conscience, darling," she would explain to Blanca. "But it doesn't help the poor.
— Isabel Allende
My son, the Holy Church is on the right, but Jesus Christ was always on the left
— Isabel Allende
They're really good people. Quakers are always to be found where they're most needed.
— Isabel Allende
That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom.
— Abraham Lincoln
Every dog is entitled to one bite.
— Anonymous
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
— Thomas Jefferson
The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.
— Abraham Lincoln