Social Justice Quotes

Social Justice Quote of the day

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God grante

We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface hidden tension that is already alive

We need to let ourselves be evangelized by the poor. They have much to teach us.

This Revolution is genuine because it was born from the same womb that always gives birth to massive social upheavals - the womb of intolerable conditions and unendurable situations.

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.", May 16, 1767)

Apathy is not compatible with love

Why does a government agency that has no connection with my community have the right to dictate what is appropriate for it?

We are revolutionaries for peace and freedom not violence. And we are going to fight through creativity rather than aggression.

We don't need any more writers as solitary heroes. We need a heroic writer's movement: assertive, militant, pugnacious.

Racism doesn't have to fit our stereotypes for what it is in order for it to hurt - but it also means that tools for dismantling the system don't have it fit our stereotype either.

An educator...a good one that is, inspires others to be even better than herself.

We refused to be what world want us to be- BAD. We are what we are- GOOD. And that's the way it is going to be.

[I]n America, wrongs can be righted, warriors can wear skirts and blouses, and the bravest heartsmay beat in girlsonly five feet tall.

Efficiency was just a measurement of how fast money moved from the poor to the rich. We prefer the opposite of efficiency, which is to say, justice.

Club Hate' does not admit fine people to it's membership.

Genuine equality means not treating everyone the same, but attending equally to everyone’s different needs.

Those least responsible for climate change are worst affected by it.

We can and must respond creatively to the triple crisis and simultaneously overcome dehumanization, economic inequality, and, ecological catastrophe.

I do what I can, ' I said. 'When I can do more, I will. You know that.

Justice is to social justice like a chair to an electric chair.

Poverty is not a character failing or a lack of motivation. Poverty is a shortage of money.

Political correctness’ is a label the privileged often use to distract from their privilege and hate.

Our minds must be as ready to move as capital is, to trace its paths and to imagine alternative destinations.

Extract and expel implicit biases from your work life. Don't taint our visitors with your bias and views. Allow them to form their own conclusions where it's developmentally appropriate.

People often call fighting discrimination being 'PC' because they don't want their own unearned privileges challenged.

For all those that have to fight for the respect that everyone else is given without question.

Those who oppose equality, compassion and social justice have been on the wrong side of history time and time again.

The ends you serve that are selfish will take you no further than yourself but the ends you serve that are for all, in common, will take you into eternity.

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.

You don't have to be a billionaire to believe you can make a difference. Give your resources to a charity and volunteer in your community.

It's just as important to be around people that influence stable mental health as it is working towards it.

Banks should actively encourage companies that are doing a good job on environmental and social fronts. Banking for community development is the banking of future.

If there is no friendship with them [the poor] and no sharing of the life of the poor, then there is no authentic commitment to liberation, because love exists only among equals.

Justice is the first virtue of social institutions, as truth is of systems of thought.

Rules of taste enforce structures of power.

Power in the hands of the reformer is no less potentially corrupting than in the hands of the oppressor.

We've got to make change our national pastime and hold protests more regularly than weekend parties.

Never in history has violence been initiated by the oppressed. How could they be the initiators, if they themselves are the result of violence?

We are at war, and in time of war there is only one rule. Form your battalion and fight.

Our problems stem from our acceptance of this filthy, rotten system.

As my audience grew more diverse, I started interjecting social justice advocacy and commentaries about LGBT equality, and it just kept growing more.

Freedom of Speech doesn't justify online bullying. Words have power, be careful how you use them.

Equality is humanity.

For a better world, we need education. nevertheless, more than education, we need people with common sense.

Did you know that using social media can actually help you to increase your level of thinking?

If you want to make a difference, the next time you see someone being cruel to another human being, take it personally. Take it personally because it is personal.

I raise my voice not so that i can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard

The men of the future will yet fight their way to many a liberty that we do not even miss.

Wisdom is using your head, separating right from wrong, and doing what is right.

If you can do nothing else, do whatever is in your power to make the people in your life feel completely unashamed of who they are.