We submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to call our attitude of subjection a posture of respect.”

Others on Social Justice

Tocqueville

3 quotes

The greatest difficulty in antiquity with that of altering the law; among the moderns, it is that of altering the manner...”

Napoleon

2 quotes

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.”

Toni Morrison

2 quotes

All paradises, all utopias are designed by who is not there, by the people who are not allow”

Desmond Tutu

1 quote

If you are neutral in times of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”

Michelle Obama

1 quote

There are still many causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made.”

William S. Burroughs

1 quote

There are no innocent bystanders ... what are they doing there in the first place?”

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

1 quote

We are not to simply bandage the wounds of victims beneath the wheels of injustice, we are to drive a spoke into the whe...”

Muhammad Ali

1 quote

Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.”

Adrienne Rich

1 quote

Those who speak largely of the human condition are usually those most exempt from its oppressions - whether of sex, race...”

Hillary Clinton

1 quote

Extremism thrives amid ignorance and anger, intimidation and cowardice.”

Che Guevara

1 quote

If you tremble with indignation at every injustice then you are a comrade of mine.”

Alan Moore

1 quote

Our masters have not heard the people's voice for generations and it is much, much louder than they care to remember.”