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> [Dr. King once said, "You cannot legislate goodness, and you cannot pass a law to force someone to respect you. The only way to social justice, in a capitalist country, is through economic parity."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hope-bryant/dr-king-once-said-you-cannot-legislate-goodness-and-you-cannot-pass-a/)

[John Hope Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hope-bryant/)

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## More by John Hope Bryant

> [You can make money two ways - make more, or spend less.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hope-bryant/you-can-make-money-two-ways-make-more-or-spend-less/)

[John Hope Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hope-bryant/)

> [There is a difference between broke and being poor. Being broke is a temporary economic condition, but being poor is a disabling frame of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hope-bryant/there-is-a-difference-between-broke-and-being-poor-being-broke-is-a/)

[John Hope Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hope-bryant/)

> [Dr. King once said, "You cannot legislate goodness, and you cannot pass a law to force someone to respect you. The only way to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hope-bryant/dr-king-once-said-you-cannot-legislate-goodness-and-you-cannot-pass-a/)

[John Hope Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hope-bryant/)

> [Poverty is about low, self-esteem and a lack of role models and opportunities. Without money, people resort to de-dignifying activities in order to support…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hope-bryant/poverty-is-about-low-self-esteem-and-a-lack-of-role-models-and/)

[John Hope Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hope-bryant/)

> [Do more and understand that all wealth came from poor people either as the entrepreneurs or the consumers who buy the product that keeps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hope-bryant/do-more-and-understand-that-all-wealth-came-from-poor-people-either/)

[John Hope Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hope-bryant/)

> [If you hang with 9 broke people, you'll be the 10th.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hope-bryant/if-you-hang-with-9-broke-people-you-ll-be-the-10th/)

[John Hope Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hope-bryant/)

> [For many years, I believed racism in America was dead and that opportunity existed for all. My beliefs were shaken when the Rodney King…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hope-bryant/for-many-years-i-believed-racism-in-america-was-dead-and-that/)

[John Hope Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hope-bryant/)

> [Everyone wants dignity. And today the mission of HOPE is ‘silver rights,’or making the free enterprise system work for the least of these God’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hope-bryant/everyone-wants-dignity-and-today-the-mission-of-hope-is-silver-rights/)

[John Hope Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hope-bryant/)

> [If you’re not passionate about what you’re doing, you need to stop doing it. You aren’t living your truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hope-bryant/if-you-re-not-passionate-about-what-you-re-doing-you-need-to-stop/)

[John Hope Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hope-bryant/)

> [Poverty is not what's in your pocket - its what you have in your head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hope-bryant/poverty-is-not-what-s-in-your-pocket-its-what-you-have-in-your-head/)

[John Hope Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hope-bryant/)

> [Love created this world, & the lack of it can kill it. Selfishness, self-absorption , arrogance & indifference never built anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hope-bryant/love-created-this-world-the-lack-of-it-can-kill-it-selfishness-self/)

[John Hope Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hope-bryant/)

> [“There is a difference between being broke and being poor. Being broke is a temporary economic condition, but being poor is a disabling frame…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hope-bryant/there-is-a-difference-between-being-broke-and-being-poor-being-broke/)

[John Hope Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hope-bryant/)

> [Silver rights aren't as dramatic and captivating as civil rights. The movement isn't good TV and it's boring or inaccessible to many people. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hope-bryant/silver-rights-aren-t-as-dramatic-and-captivating-as-civil-rights-the/)

[John Hope Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hope-bryant/)

> [“There is a difference between being broke and being poor. Being broke is a temporary economic situation, but being poor is disabling frame of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hope-bryant/there-is-a-difference-between-being-broke-and-being-poor-being-broke-2/)

[John Hope Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hope-bryant/)

> [Dr. King organized the Poor People's Campaign in 1968 to shut down Washington, D.C. and force legislators to tackle poverty. His efforts to shift…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hope-bryant/dr-king-organized-the-poor-people-s-campaign-in-1968-to-shut-down/)

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