Top 100 Quotes About Social Justice
#1. For my sins I recently went on a fact-finding tour of the North East ... They're no longer whineing and snivelling about social justice and the right to work. They've given up completely.
William Donaldson
#2. In a world riven by inequity, medicine could be viewed as social justice work.
Paul Farmer
#4. The next few months are critical to Pakistan's future direction as a democratic state committed to promoting peace, fighting terrorism and working for social justice.
Benazir Bhutto
#5. The tragedy of Eliot Spitzer is almost Greek: Ascendant son of wealth and privilege dedicates his life to social justice, warns of the corruption lurking among us, and falls victim to his inner demons at the very moment of vindication.
Wil S. Hylton
#6. Class analysis can thus function not simply as part of scientific theory of interests and conflicts, but of an emancipatory theory of alternatives and social justice as well. Even if socialism is off the historical agenda, the idea of countering the exploitative logic of capitalism is not.
Erik Olin Wright
#7. If ordinary people really knew that consciousness and not matter is the link that connects us with each other and the world, then their views about war and peace, environmental pollution, social justice, religous values, and all other human endeavors would change radically.
Amit Goswami
#8. Our motto is to work for peace based on social justice. Our mandate is to improve the condition, health and safety of workers, and our mission is universal.
David A. Morse
#9. In England, more than in any comparable country, those who are born poor are more likely to stay poor, and those who inherit privilege are more likely to pass on privilege. For those of us who believe in social justice, this stratification and segregation are morally indefensible.
Michael Gove
#10. I really admire the way the fans have joined me in social justice endeavours and the charitable work that I've been involved in. We've raised over $100,000 on Twitter for our non-profit in Uganda.
Eliza Dushku
#11. My definition of social justice: those who refuse to work deserve to go hungry.
Clayton Cramer
#12. I think of the difficulties which, in various countries, today afflicts the world of work and business; I think of how many, and not just young people, are unemployed, many times due to a purely economic conception of society, which seeks selfish profit, beyond the parameters of social justice.
Pope Francis
#13. Many are attracted to social service - the rewards are immediate, the gratification quick. But if we have social justice, we won't need social service.
Julian Bond
#14. I think social justice is important. I think it's not fair.
John Waters
#15. The conquest of war and the pursuit of social justice ... must become our grand preoccupation and magnificent obsession.
Norman Cousins
#16. None of us can think we are exempt from concerns for the poor and for social justice.
Pope Francis
#17. We do not have the right in the name of social justice to bore anyone to death.
Assata Shakur
#18. Was it a fact that every man had something in his life which palsied his arm, and struck him helpless in the battle for social justice? When
Upton Sinclair
#19. Research confirms that both Republican and Democratic women are more likely than their male counterparts to initiate and fight for bills that champion social justice, protect the environment, advocate for families, and promote nonviolent conflict resolution.
Dee Dee Myers
#20. I hope to be remembered for writing books about social justice that also have enough aesthetic value to endure as works of literature.
Jonathan Kozol
#21. It takes a common thug to commit injustice, but it takes an exceptional thug to call it "social justice".
Jakub Bozydar Wisniewski
#22. Indeed, all the great movements for social justice in our society have strongly emphasized a love ethic.
Bell Hooks
#23. A nation can be no stronger abroad than she is at home. Only an America which practices what it preaches about equal rights and social justice will be respected by those whose choice affects our future.
John F. Kennedy
#24. It's to be a person who's able to shoot little arrows into sacred cows and knock politicians off their pedestals, to look out for hypocrisy, advocate for all sorts of things from social justice to peace.
Jonathan Shapiro
#25. My vision for Scotland is one in which we fight together for the values we are care about: equality, fairness and social justice. Those values are the same whether you live in Dumfries or Carlisle.
Douglas Alexander
#26. Social justice is collectivism. Social justice is the rights of a group. It denies individual responsibility. It's a negation of individual responsibility, so social justice is totally contrary to the Word of God.
Ted Cruz
#27. I am certain a great many believers and bible readers do believe in social justice.
Anne Rice
#28. I started out young and idealistic, and it was all about social justice and fair distribution of resources. I didn't understand why everybody couldn't be equally prosperous.
John Mackey
#29. It's important for all people, and not just people in bands, to speak out on social justice issues. That means journalists or plumbers have just as much of a responsibility to do that as artists.
Serj Tankian
#30. It is my expectation that Teacher Education for Democracy and Social Justice will become a rich resource for continuing this multi-layered conversation-from democratic belief to democratic action-that is the hallmark of educational renewal.
John Goodlad
#31. A 'social justice' society is a conflict which locks beneficiaries and victims alike in a struggle without end. It becomes a society torn apart by resentment over the wealth of capitalists.
Hans F. Sennholz
#32. Let us not forget, the financial crisis had its roots in the decision by Congress to embark on a course of social justice to get everyone that wanted a home into one, regardless of whether or not they could afford it.
Ed Royce
#33. The political problem of mankind is to combine three things: economic efficiency, social justice and individual liberty.
John Maynard Keynes
#34. There is no justice in social justice, and there is no equality in social equality.
Brad Thor
#35. Fascism itself can only be turned away if all those who are outraged by it show a commitment to social justice that equals the intensity of their indignation.
Arundhati Roy
#37. It is with complete allegiance to the cause of racial and social justice and the NAACP that I step aside from the Presidency and pass the baton to my Vice President, Naima Quarles-Burnley.
Rachel Dolezal
#38. Let us give practical recognition to the injustices of the past,by building a future based on equality&social justice
Nelson Mandela
#39. What can I say to you today, what I have to say to you is that we need a new sense of urgency about the issue of social justice in this country.
Joe Stroud
#40. I think journalism anywhere should be based on social justice and impartiality, making contributions to society as well as taking responsibility in society. Whether you are capitalist or socialist or Marxist, journalists should have the same professional integrity.
Tan Hongkai
Judy Polumbaum
#41. When we stand for social justice, we testify to the presence of the Kingdom.
John Wimber
#42. Things do exist that are worth standing up for without compromise. To me it seems that peace and social justice are such things, as is Christ himself.
Eric Metaxas
#43. Do you know what social justice is? Do you know what social reform is? I didn't either, but reform and social justice are what I intend to do.
Silvio Santos
#44. Lofty talk about 'social justice' or 'fairness' boils down to greatly expanded powers for politicians, since those pretty words have no concrete definition. They are a blank check for creating disparities in power that dwarf disparities in income - and are far more dangerous.
Thomas Sowell
#45. If we truly understand, remember, and love the people of Indonesia, let us accept this principle of social justice, that is, not only political equality, but we must create equality in the economic field, too, which means the best possible well-being.
Sukarno
#46. Social justice rests on the hate towards those that enjoy a comfortable position, namely, upon envy.
Friedrich August Von Hayek
#47. Social justice and compassion are compatible with an intelligent respect for private enterprise and law and order.
Camille Paglia
#48. In the order I was in, each brother takes five vows, one of which is teaching the poor gratuitously. As a young person I was seized by this idea of social justice and I wanted very much to follow my vow of teaching the poor gratuitously.
Godfrey Reggio
#49. God is truly on the side of those who work for social justice, especially when we accompany that work with the giving of the Gospel!
Joni Eareckson Tada
#50. I am a social democrat - I believe in pursuing greater equality and tackling social justice - but ... you can't do that unless you have got a strong economy, unless you have got a vibrant business base earning the wealth that makes that possible.
Nicola Sturgeon
#51. In these days of difficulty, we Americans everywhere must and shall choose the path of social justice ... , the path of faith, the path of hope, and the path of love toward our fellow man.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
#52. But if you're asking my opinion, I would argue that a social justice approach should be central to medicine and utilized to be central to public health. This could be very simple: the well should take care of the sick.
Paul Farmer
#53. Striving for social justice is the most valuable thing to do in life.
Albert Einstein
#54. It gets to whether we're a teacher-education model or a movement for social justice. I would say we're about the latter.
Wendy Kopp
#55. Without socially shared discovered meaning we have no basis for saying to somebody else: "You need to stop doing that!" Created meanings cannot be the basis for a program of social justice. Martin
Timothy J. Keller
#56. Being a feminist means that you believe in civil rights and social justice.
Janeane Garofalo
#57. The stigma of mental illness is first and foremost a social justice issue!
Patrick W. Corrigan
#58. Animal Rights is now the greatest Social Justice issue since the abolition of slavery.
Philip Wollen
#59. My first civil disobedience arrest for social justice was in 1986 for protesting the SDI.
Martin Sheen
#60. The economic illusion is the belief that social justice is bad for economic growth.
Robert Kuttner
#61. Social justice is what drives me; it's why I'm here.
Kathleen Wynne
#62. Sadat provides an important, insistent voice for continued advancement in peace and social justice.
Jehan Sadat
#63. I'm really interested in social justice, and if an artist has a certain power of being heard and voicing something important, it's right to do it. It could still be done in such a way that it's not aggressive or overly didactic. I'm trying to find that form.
Shirin Neshat
#64. Music and the arts feed our souls, but a decent wage puts food on the table. Musicians, fans of music, and grassroots political organizations are a potent force to fight for social justice.
Tom Morello
#65. The memory of the 146 people who lost their lives in the Triangle Shirtwaist fire stands as a reminder that legal protections and workplace safety standards were won through a long struggle for social justice and at great human cost.
Eric Schneiderman
#66. My sister is bold, independent, and not afraid to wear overalls. Some of her first words as a child were "that's not fair," and she's been committed to social justice ever since. She's my hero.
Lena Dunham
#67. Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind.
Norman Borlaug
#68. They always threw their arms around and hugged me while crying our Yiddish endearments. Yet none of them believed in God. They believed in social justice, good works, Israel, and Bette Midler. I was nearly thirty before I met a religious Jew.
Anne Lamott
#69. From blood banking to the modern subway, from jazz to social justice, the contributions of African Americans have shaped and molded and influenced our national culture and our national character.
Bill Frist
#70. The only social justice movements worth fighting for are the struggles for justice where you lose, you lose, you lose- until you win.
I. F. Stone
#71. But let me offer you my definition of social justice: I keep what I earn and you keep what you earn. Do you disagree? Well then tell me how much of what I earn belongs to you - and why?
Walter E. Williams
#72. I have come to feel strongly that the greatest service I can still render to my fellow men would be that I could make the speakers and writers among them thoroughly ashamed ever again to employ the term social justice.
Friedrich August Von Hayek
#73. Dad was a great advocate for social justice and a very quiet advocate of the essential Labor values.
Joan Kirner
#74. If you join a fight for social justice you may win or lose, but just by being part of the struggle, you win, and your life will be better for it.
Howard Zinn
#75. Education is both a tool of social justice as well as a fundamental driver of economic development.
Kevin Rudd
#76. I beg you, look for the words 'social justice' or 'economic justice' on your church Web site. If you find it, run as fast as you can. Social justice and economic justice, they are code words.
Glenn Beck
#77. The Christian doctrine is one that is both about individual spirituality and a parallel commitment to social justice.
Jim Wallis
#78. Equality of opportunity is the essence of social justice.
Tony Honore
#79. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s peaceful, determined struggle for social justice, and Sargent Shriver, who launched the Peace Corps, were early heroes. A career of public service was the ultimate aspiration.
Queen Noor Of Jordan
#80. Social justice is a cancer. Social justice means you are ruled by whatever the mob does. What social justice does is destroy individual responsibility.
Rafael Cruz
#81. I grew up in a country where the environment was very social justice-oriented.
Moshe Safdie
#82. CSR can help business reach the goals of social justice and economic prosperity by creating welfare for a broad range of social groups, beyond the corporations and their shareholders.
Howard R. Bowen
#83. Feminism isn't simply about being a woman in a position of power. It's battling systemic inequities; it's a social justice movement that believes sexism, racism and classism exist and interconnect, and that they should be consistently challenged.
Jessica Valenti
#84. Hands and hearts and minds and voices committed to working for tolerance, peace and social justice everywhere, always.
D. Denise Dianaty
#85. Compassion forms the essential bond between seeking God in meditation and all forms of social justice. For the more we are transformed in compassion, the more we are impelled to act with compassion toward others.
James Finley
#86. A love-based psychology views social prejudice as impacting people's well-being, and the promotion of social justice as an important psychological intervention.
David Bedrick
#87. Our investments in social justice and basic needs are as vital to our future as fiscal and macroeconomic reforms. A nation deeply divided will not stand. And it certainly will not move forward.
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
#88. Perhaps most heroic are those who, upon release, launch social justice organizations that challenge the discrimination ex-offenders face and provide desperately needed support for those newly released from prison.
Michelle Alexander
#89. For as long as I can remember, I've always been interested in issues of social justice, political freedom, and civil rights.
Jennifer Chiaverini
#90. We need love, and to ensure love, we need to have full employment, and we need social justice. We need gender equity. We need freedom from hunger. These are our most fundamental needs as social creatures.
David Suzuki
#91. Meaningful progress toward social justice cannot be made in sclerotic education systems that put adults' job security before children's civil rights.
Arthur C. Brooks
#92. A highly worthwhile read with prescriptive examples for authentic sustainability and social justice initiatives at companies - not all about the brand, the celebrity or corporate self-interest (about the book 'Compassion, Inc.').
Rebecca Aguilar
#93. Christianity and Islam are concerned with the idea of justice, which can turn into political justice, social justice, economical justice, and so on. Buddhism is not so concerned with the idea of rights. There is more talk of responsibility than of demanding rights.
Pankaj Mishra
#94. To all people of good will who are working for social justice: never tire of working for a more just world, marked by greater solidarity!
Pope Francis
#95. There is not Communism or Marxism, but representative democracy and social justice in a well-planned economy.
Fidel Castro
#96. The world howls for social justice, but when it comes to social responsibility, you sometimes can't even hear crickets chirping.
Dean Koontz
#97. Fighting for social justice is not about leaving the mainstream. It is about being right in the middle of it.
Michael Skolnik
#98. Social justice is group psychology, it's group rights, it's collectivisim, and it's a negation of individual responsibility, which is what the Bible teaches. Individual responsibility. And of course, social justice leads very quickly to socialism, and ultimately to communism.
Ted Cruz
#99. I know my predecessors have written a Green Arrow who has a lot of thoughts about social justice, but that was a more evolved, older, wiser Green Arrow.
Ann Nocenti
#100. The roster of Nobel Peace Prize winners, though it has some strange people on it from time to time, tends to feature folks who fought for social justice in a nonviolent and constructive way somehow.
Guy Burgess
