“When the laws are written and administered by the most powerful leaders in a society, it is human nature for them to understand, justify, and protect the interests of themselves and people like them. Many injustices arise from this natural human failing.” PeopleHumansLawInterestNaturalJusticePowerfulLeaderFailingWrittenHuman NatureProtectInjusticeAriseJustifyMost PowerfulPowerful Leaders Book:Living Faith Source: Living Faith
“This Civil Rights Act is a challenge to all of us to go to work in our communities and our states, in our homes and in our hearts, to eliminate the last vestiges of injustice in our beloved country. So tonight I urge every public official, every religious leader, every business and professional man, every working man, every housewife - I urge every American - to join in this effort to bring justice and hope to all our people, and to bring peace to our land.” PeopleMenHeartCountryStatesHomeLastsCommunityChallengesReligiousJusticeInspiringEffortLeaderRightsLandInjusticeEqualityCivil RightsBelovedOfficialsTonightUrgesOur CommunityHousewifeWorking ManReligious LeadersPublic OfficialsBeloved CountryCivil Rights ActUncontrollable Urge Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“We want freedom by any means necessary. We want justice by any means necessary. We want equality by any means necessary. We don't feel that in 1964, living in a country that is supposedly based upon freedom, and supposedly the leader of the free world, we don't think that we should have to sit around and wait for some segregationist congressmen and senators and a President from Texas in Washington, D.C., to make up their minds that our people are due now some degree of civil rights. No, we want it now or we don't think anybody should have it.” PeopleThinkingWorldWantFeelsShouldMindMeanCountryWaitingPresidentJusticeLeaderRightsDegreesShould HaveDuesCivil RightsTexasSenatorsCongressmanFree World Book:By any means necessary Source: By any means necessary
“The Justice Department ruled that Native American tribes are allowed to grow and sell marijuana on reservations. This decision was hailed as a victory by Native American leader Giggling Eagle.” GrowsJusticeDecisionLeaderVictorySellsDepartmentNativeMarijuanaNative AmericanTribesEaglesReservations Author:Conan O'Brien
“Congress needs to send a strong signal that direct communication with the leader of the free world is a privilege, particularly for a regime that has been as hostile as Iran has been towards America for more than three decades. President Rouhani needs to take these two simple steps to demonstrate good faith before any further discussions.” WorldNeedsHas BeensTwoRealityAmericaThreePoliticsStrongPresidentCommunityLeadershipJusticeSimpleLeaderStepsHistoryViolenceGenerationsPolicyCommunicationSpringDirectTradeStrategyCongressPrivilegeTerrorismDecadesIdeologyDiscussionIranRegimesForeign PolicySignalsHostileDiplomacyCivilityDisobedienceCivil DisobedienceFree WorldGood FaithArab SpringDirect Communication Author:Ted Cruz
“I can't explain the lack of integrity among some of the leaders of our health care facilities. This is something I rarely encountered during 38 years in uniform. And so I will not defend it because it is indefensible. But I can take responsibility for it and I do.” YearsI CanCareLeadershipJusticeResponsibilityLeaderHistoryGenerationsHealthIntegrityEthicsHealth CareDisabilityUniformsTaking ResponsibilityFacilityLack Of Integrity Author:Eric Shinseki
“The power of these recommendations is that they come from leaders representing a broad spectrum of religious conviction. At the table were people with Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Native American and humanist perspectives, as well as individuals from advocacy groups ranging from the American Civil Liberties Union to the American Center for Law and Justice.” PeopleWellsChristianLawIndividualReligiousJusticeLibertyLeaderGroupsPerspectiveTablesUnionsConvictionNativeHumanistBroadsHinduismNative AmericanSpectrumRepresentingCivil LibertiesAdvocacyRecommendationsLaw And Justice Author:Charles Haynes
“We need more leaders among our gente - more teachers, politicians, businesspeople, organizers, and such. Turn the energy that many young people are putting into "war" and "death" and put it into life and true justice.” PeopleNeedsWarYoungTurnsEnergyJusticeLeaderTeacherPoliticianOrganizerTrue JusticeWar And Death Author:Luis J. Rodriguez
“No one would starve in independent India. Its grain would not be exported. Cloth would not be imported by it. Its leaders would not use a foreign language and finding justice in it would be neither costly nor difficult.” UseMotivationalWould BeLanguageDifficultJusticeLeaderFindingsIndiaIndependentGrainForeign Language Author:Vallabhbhai Patel
“With Bolivia, I had hope that a discriminated African-American, with another discriminated indigenous peasant leader, I hoped that together we could work for justice and equality. Not only for just two countries, Bolivia and USA, but for equality around the world.” WorldTwoCountryTogetherJusticeLeaderAround The WorldAfrican AmericanUsaIndigenousPeasantsEquality And JusticeTwo CountriesBolivia Author:Evo Morales
“Since Moses was in Egypt land, Gods people have been struggling for justice while singing freedom songs. Theology can be clarifying. A good sermon has its place. But nothing is more essential for the life of faith in a community than liturgy that invites us to sing the freedom songs that are sung around the throne of God. Brother Ken Sehested is a song leader in that great cloud of witnesses. Receive his words as gift-and keep singing.” PeopleHas BeensSongCommunityJusticeLeaderStruggleLandBrotherEssentialsSingingCloudsTheologyWitnessInvitesThronesEgyptSermonsMosesLiturgyClarifying Author:Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
“I think that the United States should be the leader, not only militarily. We need to stand for freedom; we need to stand for justice in the world, because there aren't too many countries that do.” ThinkingWorldNeedsShouldCountryStatesJusticeUnitedLeaderUnited States Author:James K. Glassman
“As the leader of a country, you are not free to enjoy the luxury of such feelings. The Afghan people want peace, which requires persistence. We are determined to defend our country, and the whole region and the entire world understands the justice of our cause and the principled way in which we have engaged in it.” PeopleWorldWayWantCountryWholeFeelingsCausesEnjoyJusticeLeaderDeterminedOur CountryLuxuryPersistenceEngagedRegionsAfghanPrincipled Author:Ashraf Ghani