10 quotes on Social Justice

10 quotes to inspire you about the importance of being an active participant in the fight for social justice.

The measure of the greatness of a society is found in the way it treats those most in need, those who have nothing apart from their poverty. - Pope Francis

Life's most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others? - Martin Luther King Jr.

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

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. - Martin Luther King Jr.

Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with a sense of responsibility for each other's welfare, social justice can never be attained. - Helen Keller

Be the change you want to see. - Mahatma Gandhi

Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.- Robert Kennedy

Equality of opportunity is the essence of social justice. - Tony Honore

The future is in our hands. We are not hapless bystanders. We can influence whether we have a planet of peace, social justice, equity, and growth or a planet of unbridgeable differences between peoples, wasted resources, corruption, and terror. - James Wolfensohn

By acting compassionately, by helping to restore justice and to encourage peace, we acknowledge that we are all part of one another. - Ram Dass