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And at last, at last: “And we are determined here in Montgomery—to work and fight until justice runs down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream!”
Jon Meacham • The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels
An ideology is usually a high-minded mask for a group’s itch to take power and resources from other social groups.
Howard Bloom • The Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition into the Forces of History
Racial justice, a genuine possibility in our nation and in the world, will come neither by our frail and often misguided efforts nor by God imposing his will on wayward men, but when enough people open their lives to God and allow him to pour his triumphant, divine energy into their souls.
Martin Luther King Jr. • Strength to Love
Stoltenberg writes: “Loving justice between a man and a woman does not stand a chance when other men’s manhood matters more. When a man has decided to love manhood more than justice, there are predictable consequences in all his relationships with women. . . . Learning to live as a man of conscience means deciding that your loyalty to the people
... See morebell hooks • All About Love: New Visions (Love Song to the Nation Book 1)
He saw that how violence is organized and controlled plays a large role in determining “what uses are made of scarce resources.”8 Lane also recognized that while production of violence is not usually considered part of economic output, the control of violence is crucial to the economy. The primary role of government is to provide protection against
... See moreJames Dale Davidson, Lord William Rees-Mogg • The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age
Jesus’ vision of an alternative Israel as, in the first instance, a network of cells loyal to him and his kingdom-vision, was bound to come into conflict with other first-century visions of the kingdom.
N. T. Wright • Jesus Victory of God V2: Christian Origins And The Question Of God
“…the poor were reminded that the rich were thieving and corrupt and had attained their privileges through plunder and deception rather than virtue or talent. Moreover, they had rigged society in such a way that the poor could never improve their lot individually, however capable and willing they might be. Their only hope lay in mass social protest
... See moreThe people Crossan described as the expendables, those at the bottom of the bottom of the world’s pyramids of power.
Richard Holloway • Stories We Tell Ourselves: Making Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
The prophets count on us to be appalled by injustice.