#justic

The Pledge of Allegiance says 'liberty and justice for all'. Which part of 'all' don't you understand? ↗

— Pat Schroeder

#justice #liberty #equality

But even when the principle of equal treatment was betrayed, American leaders in every era have emphatically affirmed it, not so much out of hypocrisy as out of aspiration. Indeed, for those who were devoted to justice, the persistence of inequality was precisely what made equality before the law so imperative. ↗

— Glenn Greenwald

#justice #law #equality

This is the basis, and I am not being tried for whether I am a Communist, I am being tried for fighting for the right of my people, who are still second-class citizens in this United States of America ↗

— Paul Robeson

#america #equal-rights #fighting #injustice #race

First, individual rights cannot be sacrificed for the sake of the general good, and second, the principles of justice that specify these rights cannot be premised on any particular vision of the good life. What justifies the rights is not that they maximize the general welfare or otherwise promote the good, but rather that they comprise a fair framework within which individuals and groups can choose their own values and ends, consistent with a similar liberty for others. ↗

— Michael J. Sandel

#good-life #greater-good #individuals #justice #laws

The issue, perhaps, boils down to one of how perceptions or misperceptions of racial difference impact various individuals’, or groups of individuals’, experience of freedom in America. Some would argue that it goes beyond hampering their “pursuit of happiness” to outright obliterating it. ↗

— Aberjhani

#demographics-of-united-states #diversity #equality #freedom #george-zimmerman

We are always in a constant state of conspiracies, at least thats what they keep telling us... ↗

— Faith Brashear

#defrauded-nations #fraud-and-conspiracy #justice #liberty #life-lessons

Liberty is the act of making the Government Fear what you KNOW! ↗

— Faith Brashear

#faith #happiness #justice #liberty-s-crusade #life-lessons

A person can choose to stand against adversity, but most people will run from it before they come to terms with who they truly are, a wise person watches through adversity and follows the signs when it is their turn to stand. ↗

— Faith Brashear

#fraud-and-conspiracy #just-do-it #justice #liberty #life-lessons

Sitting on the sidelines in our interconnected world is not a sufficient response. ↗

— Dillon Burroughs

#social-justice #faith

Denouncing evil is a far cry from doing good. ↗

— Philip Gourevitch

#family