Tony Honore quotes

“Equality of opportunity is the essence of social justice.”
-- Tony Honore

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“Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.”

Source : Quoted in N.Y. Times, 18 Dec. 1988

“When I talk to people in need, they tell me they want to hope; they are eager for opportunity; they are ready for better days. And I can tell you that every time their hopes are disappointed, all nations lose.”

“For a justice of this ultimate tribunal [the U.S. Supreme Court], the opportunity for self-discovery and the occasion for self-revelation is great.”

“History is a great deal closer to poetry than is generally realised: in truth, I think, it is in essence the same.”

Source : A. L. Rowse (2016). “The Use of History”, p.45, Routledge

“Straight away, remove yourself from the field of spiritual progression , stay away from contemplation and skillful discourse, do not do research or meditate on the divinities, and stop concentrating and reciting textbooks! Tell me, what is the absolute nature of reality which allows no room for doubt? Listen carefully! Stop holding on to this or that, inhabit your true absolute nature, and peacefully enjoy the essence of what it is to be alive!”

“Spiritually, life is a festival, a celebration. Joy is of the essence of life;”

Source : Agnivesh's Right Livelihood Award Acceptance Speech, www.rightlivelihoodaward.org. December 31, 2004.

“The essence of idolatry is the entertainment of thoughts about God that are unworthy of Him.”

“Those who deplore our militants, who exhort patience in the name of a false peace, are in fact supporting segregation and exploitation. They would have social peace at the expense of social and racial justice. They are more concerned with easing racial tension than enforcing racial democracy.”

“My faith in the proposition that each man should do precisely as he pleases with all which is exclusively his own lies at the foundation of the sense of justice there is in me.”

“Study the Constitution. Let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislatures, and enforced in courts of justice.”