Justice and Freedom With quotes by Dr. Martin Luther King jr.
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” An act of inequity for some could result in inequality for all, unless citizens of the world do something about it. A current example of inequality for one would be how females are being treated compared to males in a variety of settings. People of color and different races are another example of people receiving unequal treatment. Throughout the world, inequality can be seen through those who are less fortunate than others. Every individual regardless of gender, race, and socioeconomic status deserves the right of freedom and justice.
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People struggle to survive every day in poverty. People who are less fortunate do not feel like they have freedom of justice. A lot of the people in our society just simply do not care about the people who are in need. Of course we do have our churches and charities who lend a helping hand, but what about the people who are not necessarily poor, like the orphanages or women's shelters. In a worldly view we have children who are not able to attend school and people who cannot work so they cannot provide for their families. A lot of third world countries are poor due to their corrupt governments who take from them and do not give back. Americans are spoiled. Some of us even suffer from obesity. We tend to take advantage of just how great the American lifestyle is, being able to work, go to school, have fresh clean water and food available etc. For those who are less fortunate here in America there is hope because we have a government that provides for them, versus those who do not have helpful government. To end hunger and poverty, I believe that people must simply care ENOUGH to REALLY HELP those in need. If everyone cared about their less fortunate neighbor and really helped them to the best of their ability, then they would be free from the binds of poverty. Throughout history, Greed has driven people to evil and hatred because the love of money is the root of all evil. “Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive