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Justice Quotes by Howard Zinn
- I have come to believe that our lives can be turned in a different direction, our minds adopt a different way of thinking, by some…
- 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…
- Objectivity is impossible and it is also undesirable. That is, if it were possible it would be undesirable, because if you have any kind of…
- Whenever I become discouraged (which is on alternate Tuesdays, between three and four) I lift my spirits by remembering: The artists are on our side!…
- People who have no respect for human life or for freedom or justice have taken over this beautiful country of ours. It will be up…
- The historian's distortion is more than technical, it is ideological; it is released into a world of contending interest, where any chosen emphasis supports some…
- The struggle for justice should never be abandoned because of the apparent overwhelming power of those who seem invincible in their determination to hold on…
- Very important thing to keep in mind, that when justice comes and when injustices are remedied, they’re not remedied by the initiative of the national…
- I will try not to overlook the cruelties that victims inflict on one another as they are jammed together in the boxcars of the system.…
- The cry of the poor is is not always just, but if you don't listen to it, you will never know what justice is.
- You can't be neutral on a moving train.
- But by this time I was acutely conscious of the gap between law and justice. I knew that the letter of the law was not…
- If patriotism were defined, not as blind obedience to government, not as submissive worship to flags and anthems, but rather as love of one's country,…
More Justice Quotes
- In 1994, when I went back to Haiti from exile, we established a Commission for Truth and Justice and Reconciliation. I passed… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
- The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. — Aristotle
- It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those… — Aristotle
- I want justice to be so pervasive that it will be taken for granted, just as injustice is taken for granted today. — Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
- Disco is just jitterbug. — Fred Astaire
- Never pray for justice, because you might get some. — Margaret Atwood
- In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery? — Saint Augustine
- Charity is no substitute for justice withheld. — Saint Augustine
- Punishment is justice for the unjust. — Saint Augustine
- As a former attorney general. I have the greatest respect for the criminal justice system. But it is not good at intelligence… — Kelly Ayotte
- Chile has done a lot to rid itself of poverty, especially extreme poverty, since the return to democracy. But we still have… — Michelle Bachelet