Equality Quotes
1425 quotes by 901 authors
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Yes, gay marriage is about symbolically blessing a relationship, but the larger issue is about transmitting a fundamental message about equality. Gay people should have…
— Daniel Radcliffe
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The basic Buddhist stand on the question of equality between the genders is age-old. At the highest tantric levels, at the highest esoteric level, you…
— Dalai Lama
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Even as Ramadan holds profound meaning for the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims, it is also a reminder to people of all faiths of our common…
— Barack Obama
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On the one hand we publicly pronounce the equality of all peoples; on the other hand, in our immigration laws, we embrace in practice these…
— Emanuel Celler
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The faces and the tactics of the leaders may change every four years, or two, or one, but the people go on forever. The people-…
— Paul Robeson
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I believe profoundly in the possibilities of democracy, but democracy needs to be emancipated from capitalism. As long as we inhabit a capitalist democracy, a…
— Angela Davis
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In education, once more, the chief things are equality and freedom.
— Leo Tolstoy
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I used to believe in God. The Christian one, that is (There are a few thousand to choose from. But I was born in a…
— Ricky Gervais
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The peoples furthest from civilization are the ones where equality between man and woman are furthest apart-and we consider this one of the signs of…
— Mark Twain
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A woman needs independence, not equality. In most cases, equality is a step down.
— Coco Chanel
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The primary goal of collectivism - of socialism in Europe and contemporary liberalism in America - is to enlarge governmental supervision of individuals' lives. This…
— George Will
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Love makes us similar, it creates equality, it breaks down walls and eliminates distances. God did this with us.
— Pope Francis
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We've got to understand that all disenfranchised people have something in common...The pursuit of justice really is about equality for everyone.
— Anita Hill
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We are all different. Yet we are all God's children. We are all united behind this country and the common cause of freedom, justice, fairness,…
— Barbara Boxer
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Very sad to hear about the passing of Nelson Mandela. He was a true inspiration for human rights and equality for South Africa and the…
— Bryan Adams
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He struck a mighty blow for equality, freedom and the American way of life. Jackie Robinson was a good citizen, a great man, and a…
— Ronald Reagan
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Maybe I'm a bad feminist, but I am deeply committed to the issues important to the feminist movement. I have strong opinions about misogyny, institutional…
— Roxane Gay
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The brotherhood of men does not imply their equality. Families have their fools and their men of genius, their black sheep and their saints, their…
— Aldous Huxley
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Equality is not in the natural order of things, and the crusade to make everyone equal in every respect (except before the law) is certain…
— Murray Rothbard
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Because no one has the right to deny another their life, even though they disagree with it, because everyone has the right to live the…
— Brad Pitt
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