Justice

There is no justice:

In a society that kills its members.

There is no justice:

When one person losses their job for the profit of another.

There is no justice:

When a man poisons his brother for profit.

There is no justice:

When a child has no roof and no food.

There is no justice:

When a society accepts the concept of homelessness.

There is no justice:

When a person is judged by the color of their skin.

There is no justice:

When a person is judged by their sex.

There is no justice:

When a person is judged by who they love.

There is no justice:

When a society fails to educate all its children.

There is no justice:

When a family’s water is poisoned.

There is no justice:

When fear is used as motivation.

There is no justice:

When fear is not recognized as the violence that it is.

There is no justice:

When the system of checks and balances breaks down.

There is no justice:

When people hate in the name of God.

There is no justice:

When a society fails to truly rehabilitate its criminals.

There is no justice:

When profit and power hold sway.

There is no justice:

When a government lies to its people.

There is no justice:

When militias form out of distrust of the government.

There is no justice:

When children are given guns.

There is no justice:

When one society makes war on another.

There is no justice:

When nation and country mean more than truth and unity.

There is no justice:

When a people are subjugated in the name of righteousness.

There is no justice:

When a baby is born addicted to drugs.

There is no justice:

When religion means more than harmony.

There is no justice:

When children are subjected to AIDS through ignorance.

There is no justice:

When a society abdicates responsibility for its actions.

There is no justice:

When even one person is imprisoned unjustly.

There is no justice:

When the people don’t direct their leaders.

There is no justice:

When corporations make the rules.

There is no justice:

If even one person isn’t truly free.

There is no justice:

When the planet is destroyed for profit.

There is no justice:

If justice is not the first priority of a society.

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