Quotes On: Social Justice

It has so happened in all ages of the world that some have labored, and others have, without labor, enjoyed a large proportion of the fruits.

I hold that while man exists, it is his duty to improve not only his own condition, but to assist in ameliorating mankind.

There comes a time when silence is betrayal.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.

The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.

He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.