Faction Quote by Aristotle

All men, among themselves, are by nature equal. The inequality we now discern hath its spring from the civil law.

— Thomas Hobbes

“I conceive two species of inequality among men; one which I call natural, or physical inequality, because it is established by nature, and consists…

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“History tells us that inequality soars when societies develop.”

— Edward Luce

“Leave men free, and their natural inequalities will multiply almost geometrically[.]”

— Will Durant

“It is a melancholy fact which exponents of democracy must face that, while all men may be on a level in the eyes of…

— John Buchan

“Equality can only exist between equals. Civilization implies division of labor, division of labor implies subordination and subordination implies injustice and inequality.”

— Ragnar Redbeard

“But equal treatment in an unequal society could still foster inequality.”

— Matthew Desmond

“Where there is true variety, there will be inevitable 'inequality' - that is simply the result of human nature and the pluralism that defines…

— Cory Bernardi

“The claim to equality, outside the strictly political field, is made only by those who feel themselves to be in some way inferior.”

— Anonymous

It is a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals.

— Felix Frankfurter

“What determines inequality among individuals within a single nation? Are there certain regularities that make inequality behave in a particular way as societies develop?”

— Branko Milanović

“Inequality is corrosive. It rots societies from within.”

— Tony Judt