Tag Archive for justice

Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.
-Eleanor Roosevelt

At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.
- Aristotle

Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other’s welfare, social justice can never be attained.
- Helen Keller

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.
- Abraham Lincoln

The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Nelson Mandela’s Lesson on Love

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GLOBAL VIEWS: I was just in South Africa a few weeks ago and had lunch in Mandela Square in Sandton City, a commercial and entertainment hub in the heart of Johannesburg. A jovial bronzed statute of Nelson Mandela towers almost twenty feet above the sidewalk cafés and exclusive boutiques. People of different nationalities co-mingle as they dine and shop under foot. Adjacent to the luxurious Michelangelo Hotel, the statute and Square represent a South Africa that Nelson Mandela helped create – where all are considered equal under the constitution and the country itself can participate freely in the global economy.

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Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress.
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.