There Is No Neutrality...

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”

– Desmond Tutu


“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”

– Elie Wiesel


“Washing one’s hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.”

– Paulo Freire


“The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict…[an individual] who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.”

– Martin Luther King Jr.

Humanity Defined...Desmond Tutu

A person is a person because he [she] recognizes others as persons.  

--Desmond Tutu

A Person Is...Desmond Tutu

A person is a person because he recognizes others as persons. --Desmond Tutu

Against Injustice...Marian Wright Edelman

"You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and transform even the biggest nation."

Marian Wright Edelman

Religion Is Like A Knife...Desmond Tutu

"Religion is like a knife: you can either use it to cut bread, or stick in someone's back."   

— Desmond Tutu