Social Justice Quotes

"It is not the prerogative of men alone to bring light to this world" "The measure of the greatness of a society is found in the way it treats those most in need, those who have nothing apart from their poverty" "Liberalism is not about creating wealth. Liberalism is about redistributing wealth." "What does peace mean in a world where the profit margin is the only value system?" "There are forms of oppression and domination which become invisible – the new normal." "There are no magic answers, no miraculous methods to overcome the problems we face, just the familiar ones: honest search for understanding, education, organization, action that raises the cost of state violence for its perpetrators, solidarity with the oppressed and their struggles everywhere." "I mean, why have 52 rooms and you know there's somebody with no room? It just don't make sense to me" "We need to reject any politics that targets people because of race or religion. This isn’t a matter of political correctness. It’s a matter of understanding what makes us strong." "The greatest crimes in modern history resulted not just from hatred and greed, but even more so from ignorance and indifference" "One of the most interesting and surprising developments in recent years has been the emergence of the global justice movements, or what is often referred to as anti-globalization movements." "The country has socialism for the rich, rugged individualism for the poor" "Don't get so tolerant that you tolerate intolerance" "We are right to take alarm at the first experiment upon our liberties" "Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin." "The tradition of the oppressed teaches us that the state of emergency in which we live is not the exception but the rule" "When people get used to preferential treatment, equal treatment seems like discrimination" "Activism is my rent for living on the planet." "But race is the child of racism, not the father" "When liberty is mentioned, we must always be careful to observe whether it is not really the assertion of private interest which is thereby designated." "I have always been driven by the idea of equality for everyone."