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“The mere imparting of information is not education. Above all things, the effort must result in making a man think and do for himself.”

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Book:The Mis-Education of the Negro

Source: The Mis-Education of the Negro

“China has not established the rule of law and if there is a power above the law there is no social justice. Everybody can be subjected to harm. I'm just a citizen: my life is equal in value to any other. But I'm thankful that when I lost my freedom so many people shared feelings and put such touching effort into helping me.”

People Ifs Helping Feelings Law Life Is Values Lost Social Justice Effort Citizens Equal Social Justice China Harm Touching Rule Of Law Above The Law

Author:Ai Weiwei

“Our economic assistance must be carefully targeted, and must make maximum use of the energy and efforts of the private sector... Economic freedom is the world's mightiest engine for abundance and social justice... Developing countries need to be encouraged to experiment with a growing variety of arrangements for profit sharing and expanded capital ownership.”

Source: Ronald Reagan

“Effective law enforcement and social justice must be pursued together, as the foundation of our efforts against crime.”

Together Law Social Justice Effort Crime Social Justice Foundation Law Enforcement Enforcement Pursued

Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966

“I am passionate about any effort to achieve social justice and equality, particularly for women.”

Social Justice Effort Achieve Social Justice Passionate Equality And Justice

Author:Christy Turlington

“Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, 'She doesn't have what it takes'; They will say, 'Women don't have what it takes.'”

“No greater injury can be done to any youth than to let him feel that because he belongs to this or that race he will be advanced in life regardless of his own merits or efforts.”

Feels Done Effort Race Greater Youth Diversity Social Justice Merit Injury Express Yourself

Book:The Booker T. Washington Papers: 1912-14

Source: The Booker T. Washington Papers: 1912-14

“Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort that might have saved the world.”

“In spite of the honestest efforts to annihilate my I-ity, or merge it in what the world doubtless considers my better half, I still find myself a self-subsisting and alas! self-seeking me.”

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Book:I Too Am Here: Selections from the Letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle

Source: I Too Am Here: Selections from the Letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle

“Lovers of freedom, lovers of social justice, disarmers, peacekeepers, civil disobeyers, democrats, civil-rights activists, and defenders of the environment are legions in a single multiform cause, and they will gain strength by knowing it, taking encouragement from it, and when appropriate and opportune, pooling their efforts.”

Source: The Unconquerable World: Power, Nonviolence, and the Will of the People

“To meditate for world peace, to pray for a better world, and to work for social justice and environmental protection while continuing to purchase the flesh, milk, and eggs of horribly abused animals exposes a disconnect that is so fundamental that it renders our efforts absurd, hypocritical, and doomed to certain failure.”

Source: The World Peace Diet: Eating for Spiritual Health and Social Harmony

“Change yourselves. Change the world. The very act of trying will inspire you. No one is saying it’s easy – it isn’t – but nothing will change without effort and struggle.”

Change Effort Movement Revolution Social Justice

Book:The Movement: The Revolution Will Be Televised

Source: The Movement: The Revolution Will Be Televised