Quotes about Privilege

To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.

Golf is typical capitalist lunacy

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.

Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth.

There is a plan, or a law, by which it hurdles men over many obstacles before giving them the privilege of leadership or the opportunity to render useful service in a noteworthy fashion.

This privilege of stimulating your mind with suggestions and thoughts of your own choosing is your prerogative power that Divine Providence gave you, and if you will exercise this holy right there is nothing within the bounds of reason that you cannot attain.

If you can only be tall because someone else is on their knees, then you have serious problem. And white people have a very, very serious problem.

There is no bad luck in the world but whitefolks.

Being in Christ is both gift and task, privilege and responsibility. Exaggerate the gift, and you risk antinomian complacency; exaggerate the responsibility, and you risk legalistic anxiety.

Privilege and prosperity come with responsiblity.

It is unjust to claim the privileges of age and retain the playthings of childhood.

Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we are, we should compare it with the lot of the great majority of our fellow men. It then appears that we are among the privileged.