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Injustice Quotes - Page 2

Passivity is the same as defending injustice.

"Just Capital: What the 99% Really Need (Part 2)" by Deepak Chopra, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 9, 2012.

...when we are comfortable and inattentive, we run the risk of committing grave injustices absentmindedly.

Chinua Achebe (2009). “The Education of a British-Protected Child: Essays”, p.95, Anchor

It's hard not to empathize with the mayor's anger, given the injustices he'd suffered, but righteous anger rarely leads to wise policy.

Edward Glaeser (2011). “Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier”, p.55, Pan Macmillan

Once causes are determined, then there is talk of "social injustice" and the privileged begin to resist.

Gustavo Gutiérrez (1988). “A theology of liberation: history, politics, and salvation”

If you can't eliminate injustice, at least tell everyone about it.

Shirin Ebadi (2011). “The Golden Cage: Three Brothers, Three Choices, One Destiny”, p.252, Kales Press

There are wrongs which even the grave does not bury.

Harriet Ann Jacobs (1861). “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl”, p.294

Every time we witness an act that we feel to be unjust and do not act, we become a party to injustice.

"Julian Assange: 'His philosophy keeps evolving'" by Charles Arthur, www.theguardian.com. December 14, 2010.