Justine W. Polier Quotes
1903–1987 United States
Justine Wise Polier (April 12, 1903 – July 31, 1987) was the first woman Justice in New York.
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Passionate concern may lead to errors of judgment, but the lack of passion in the face of human wrong leads to spiritual bankruptcy..."
My parents were among the first progressive parents who thought their children should always be at the dinner table to be heard as well as seen."
Those were the days of the battles for the right to organize, and the conditions of workers were abominable.
I tell myself each time that I am trying to do the best that can be done for this one child in front of me now. And then, starting after court, I try to do what I can for the others like him.'
As case after case came up, I saw the vast chasms between our rhetoric of freedom, equality and charity, and what we were doing to, or not doing for, poor people, especially children.
One need not go South to discover the injuries to children which result from discrimination or indifference, too often rationalized on the ground that neighbors did not know about them.
I was one of the most fortunate of children because my parents shared so much- in their ideals, their work...And perhaps most important they...never gave us the feeling they were too busy or engaged in anything more important than their life with us.