Quotes about Justice
Darkness cannot be overcome with more darkness, only with light. Violence cannot be overcome with more violence, only with peace.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Without justice, there can be no peace.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Violence never brings permanent peace. It solves no social problem: it merely creates new and more complicated ones.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Is it not better for a man to die for a cause in which he believes, such as peace, than to suffer for a cause in which he does not believe, such as war?
— Albert Einstein
The God of peace is never glorified by human violence.
— Thomas Merton
Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
— St. Therese of Lisieux
No peace is impossible when people are determined to achieve it.
— Desmond Tutu
We are the living graves of murdered beasts, slaughtered to satisfy our appetites. How can we hope in this world to attain the peace we say we are so anxious for?
— George Bernard Shaw
The Christian gospel is a summons to peace, calling for justice beyond anger, mercy beyond justice, forgiveness beyond mercy, love beyond forgiveness.
— Wendell Berry
We must build a new world, a far better world - one in which the eternal dignity of man is respected.
— Harry S. Truman
I was once asked why I don't participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I'll be there.
— Mother Teresa