Social Justice Quotes

"We have to reject the politics of division and racism, and we have to fight for the soul of this nation" "We must commit to a future where everyone can succeed, no matter their race, religion, gender, or disability" "No society can surely be flourishing and happy of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable" "The animals of the world exist for their own reasons They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white or women created for men" "There’s really no such thing as the ‘voiceless’. There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard." "The trouble is that once you see it, you can't unsee it. And once you've seen it, keeping quiet, saying nothing, becomes as political an act as speaking out." "While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary " "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor" "The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous" "Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance" "The oppressed must be their own example in the struggle for their redemption" "Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, repression, or assassination, but also by unfair economic structures that create huge inequalities." "All oppression creates a state of war" "The function of freedom is to free someone else" "Hope is essential to any political struggle for radical change when the overall social climate promotes disillusionment and despair." "Charity degrades those who receive it and hardens those who dispense it" "Compassion is no substitute for justice" "Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will" "I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down, livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town" "I started getting more and more active around immigration reform because this was such a waste of lives, such a waste of potential, such a waste for our country not to have the human capital that we developed—geared toward improving our entire society"