Justice & Rights Sayings

100 sayings found from the Modern era from 100 authors

I had crossed the line. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land.

— Harriet Tubman c. 1849-1850
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I did not run away from the South, I ran away from slavery.

— Frederick Douglass Unknown
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The religious bigotry of public opinion is the one obstacle to woman's equality.

— Susan B. Anthony Late 19th Century
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Our freedom is not complete until all people are free.

— Rosa Parks Late 20th Century
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I have been in men's prisons and have seen much that is evil and much that is good.

— Helen Keller 1929
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We are not asking for privilege, we are asking for justice.

— Emmeline Pankhurst Early 1900s
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Crime is common. Logic is rare.

— Arthur Conan Doyle 1892
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I'm not a judge. I'm an observer of humanity.

— Lenny Bruce 1960s
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The freedom of the air is a wonderful thing.

— Amelia Earhart 1930s
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Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.

— Ernest Hemingway 1942
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I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father's equal, and I never loved any other man as much.

— Hedy Lamarr 1966
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You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.

— Malcolm X 1965
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I wish to make a doctrine that I shall call the Law of Periodical Repetition. It will be this: The human race is a repetition, a repetition, a repetition.

— Mark Twain c. 1898
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He also reported experiencing vivid hallucinations, including seeing a “black iron prison” in his living room and encountering mysterious, otherworldly beings.

— Philip K. Dick Unknown
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Impression – I was certain of it. I was just telling myself that, since I was impressed, there had to be some impression in it … and what freedom, what ease of workmanship! Wallpaper in its embryonic state is more finished than that seascape.

— Claude Monet 1874
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I have always been a man who has been interested in the promotion of international peace, and I have always been a man who has been interested in the promotion of international justice.

— Theodore Roosevelt Early 20th Century
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To be able to choose between two equally attractive things is a sign of freedom, but to be able to choose between two equally unattractive things is a sign of slavery.

— Aldous Huxley 1950s
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Sometimes I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It’s beyond me.

— Zora Neale Hurston 1928
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And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.

— Andrew Carnegie 1889
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My will is law.

— Shaka Zulu c. 1820s
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