PrintApril 10, 2010
The Liberty to Achieve
"Social justice" is an oxymoron -- a contradiction of terms, built on a lie.Helen Keller opined, "Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other's welfare, social justice can never be attained."Phrases such as "social justice," "political justice," and "economic justice" have a certain egalitarian connotation -- which is why they are so often used as the justification for more and more big-government programs. It's clever wordplay, for we all believe in "liberty and justice for all." But isn't justice about righting wrongs?When we think of "justice being served," the image that comes to mind is a courtroom, where everyone is judged fairly. Yet when the word "justice" is appended to antecedents such as "social," it means something quite distinct from the application of jurisprudence."Social justice" posits a false political...(Read Full Article)
