But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
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Woe to those that desire the day of the Lord's judgments, that wish for times of war and confusion; as some who long for changes, hoping to rise upon the ruins of their country! but this should be so great a desolation, that nobody could gain by it.
Amos 5:24 quoted in popular culture
- I Have a Dream
Speech Verified march address Aug 28, 1963 -
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom · Martin Luther King Jr. · King fused Isaiah's leveling vision with Amos's river of justice in the most famous movement of the speech.
King Institute: Freedom's Ring 'I Have a Dream' speech National Archives: March on Washington transcript excerpt
- Remarks at the 100th Anniversary Luncheon of the Los Angeles County Bar Association in Los Angeles, California
Politics Verified official transcript May 3, 1978 -
Remarks at the 100th Anniversary Luncheon of the Los Angeles County Bar Association in Los Angeles, California · Jimmy Carter · American Presidency Project hit for the phrase "justice roll down like waters". Excerpt: prophet Amos, who said, "Let justice roll down like waters , and righteousness like an …
- Remarks During a Panel Discussion at the Catholic-Evangelical Leadership Summit on Overcoming Poverty at Georgetown University
Politics Verified official transcript May 11, 2015 -
Remarks During a Panel Discussion at the Catholic-Evangelical Leadership Summit on Overcoming Poverty at Georgetown University · Barack Obama · American Presidency Project hit for the phrase "justice roll down like waters".
- Extremism
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Wikiquote match for "justice roll down like waters" · Wikiquote search matched the biblical phrase "justice roll down like waters". Snippet: persecute you." Was not Amos an extremist for justice: "Let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever flowing stream." Was not Paul
- Martin Luther King Jr.
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Wikiquote match for "justice roll down like waters" · Wikiquote search matched the biblical phrase "justice roll down like waters". Snippet: could cry out in words that echo across the centuries, "Let justice roll down like waters , and righteousness like a mighty stream." As maladjusted as