@masterraalkivictorieux Master Ra’al Ki Victorieux
Let us reflect on the importance of law and social justice. Human rights are inalienable, anger reveals injustices to us, and action is key. Let us fight together against injustice, fear, and ignorance. 🌍⚖️ #HumanRights #SocialJustice #Reflection https://wp.me/p3JLEZ-9xt
Reflection and education regarding the law are fundamental to the development of a just and equal society. First, it is crucial to understand that human rights are inalienable, as Ramsey Clark expressed, meaning they are untouchable and non-negotiable, and no one should have the authority to deprive us of them. Additionally, anger plays an important role by helping us identify injustices and learn what we should not tolerate both individually and collectively. As Cervantes pointed out, we face giants like injustice, fear, and ignorance; challenges that can only be overcome with awareness and action. Lastly, social justice must be transformative and equitable, questioning the structures that perpetuate inequalities. For example, instead of punishing those who commit crimes out of necessity, we should focus on holding accountable those who, from political and economic power, perpetuate conditions that undermine fundamental human rights, such as access to food, housing, education, health, and justice.
We fight against three giants, my dear Sancho: injustice, fear, and ignorance. Miguel de Cervantes
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Love your anger, because it is teaching you what you no longer want to allow.
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A right is not what someone owes you; a right is what no one should take from you. Ramsey Clark (1927-2021)
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Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do. Peter Stewart
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Justice delayed is justice denied. William E. Gladstone
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Laws are spider webs through which the big files pass and the little ones get caught. Honore de Balzac
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Make crime pay. Become a lawyer. Will Rogers
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It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do. Edmund Burke
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Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals. George Washington
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Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny. Edmund Burke
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The safety of the people shall be he highest law. Marcus Tulius Cicero
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At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. Aristotle
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