Sydney J. Harris Quotes

What those people who ask for equality have in mind is always an increase in their own power to consume.

Liberty is inseparable from social justice, and those who dissociate them, sacrificing the first with the purpose of attaining the second more quickly, are the true barbarians of our time.

I'm still convinced. We all fight for freedom, but the foundation of freedom is equality and justice. And we are all on the road.

Canada must be progressive, and Canada must be a just society.

Asserting the equality of all men before the law, we hold that it is the duty of the government, in its dealings with the people, to mete out equal and exact justice to all citizens, of whatever nativity, race or persuasion—religious or political.

Liberty without equality is a name of noble sound and squalid result.

The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends towards justice.

Justice belongs to the people!

I'm not persuaded that the opposite of poverty is wealth - I've come to believe... that the opposite of poverty is justice.

Dr. King gave his life to peace and justice and reconciliation between people, black and white, rich and poor, and he was a great hero for not only people who were oppressed in our country but for people who believed in justice both here and around the world.

Our ultimate objective in learning about anything is to try to create and develop a more just society.

The deadly Hydra now is the hydra of Equality. Liberty, Equality and Fraternity is the three-fanged serpent.

We will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters.

Equity is the only acceptable goal

True peace must be anchored in justice and an unwavering commitment to universal rights for all humans, regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender, national origin or any other identity attribute.

Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children.

Whenever in history, equality appeared on the agenda, it was exported somewhere else, like an undesirable.

The idea of freedom is quite in accord with a general, though vague, sentiment among us; it is an idea of fair play, of giving everyone a chance; and nothing arouses more general and active indignation among our people than the belief that some one or some class is not getting a fair chance.

Speaking like this doesn't mean that we're anti-white, but it does mean we're anti-exploitation, we're anti-degradation, we're anti-oppression.

I think social justice is important. I think it's not fair.

An evident principleis the principle of justice to all peoples and nationalities, and their right to live on equal terms of liberty and safety with one another, whether they be strong or weak.

The law should be a shield for the weak and powerless, not a club for the

To all people of good will who are working for social justice: never tire of working for a more just world, marked by greater solidarity!

The friendless, the weak, the victims of prejudice and public excitement are entitled to the same quality of justice and fair play that the rich, the powerful, the well-connected, and the fellow with pull thinks he can get.