On Peer Pressure and Social Change
If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind. — John Stuart Mill
What God Expects of Us
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? — The Bible, Micah 6:8 (KJV)
Our Duty to the Dead
The dead cannot cry out for justice; it is a duty of the living to do so for them. — Lois McMaster Bujold
On Justice
Many that live deserve death. And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then be not too eager to deal out death in the name of justice, fearing for your own safety. Even the wise cannot see all ends. — J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord Of the Rings