Quotes about "Social Justice & Equality"

History is replete with ideologies of freedom, justice, liberation of the downtrodden and the exploited, that have been turned against the very people they had mobilised, or that have reproduced the same logic of exclusion and terror toward those whom they claimed to set free. ”

The very moment you understand that being a Muslim and being American or European are not mutually exclusive, you enrich your society. Promote the universal principles of justice and freedom, and leave the societies elsewhere to find their model of democracy based on their collective psychology and cultural heritage. ”

It is of the highest importance to provide equal access to the labour market. Governments should act to establish equitable employment standards and penalise racial discrimination. ”

The only continent where social movements have led to political parties that have pushed through serious social and political reforms is in South America. ”

I am, in general, favourable to activism and social movements and hostile to graft and corruption. ”

The human voice deployed to recite the Vedas and later aid the temple dancers was paramount before any instruments emerged. ”

I've done work in every area of social justice you can think of, but I've been highly focused on young people and then specifically black and brown girls. ”

Every human walks around with a certain kind of sadness. They may not wear it on their sleeves, but it's there if you look deep. ”

I have a lot of friends who are infected with HIV, and you wanna protect them... To increase the awareness of it and to find a cure for it, the human lives we would save would be a really awesome thing. You just have to involve yourself as much as you can. ”

It's human when you get the sense that somebody likes you or is attracted to you - unless you're just completely repulsed by the person - I find that my first reaction is to entertain the idea. ”