Equality Quotes

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Equality before the law is probably forever unattainable. It is a noble ideal, but it can never be realized, for what men value in this… — H. L. Mencken
The souls of emperors and cobblers are cast in the same mold. The same reason that makes us wrangle with a neighbor creates a war… — Michel de Montaigne
To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in Alaska and being against snow. — William Faulkner
Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely. — Aristotle
If we are not to abandon values such as peace and equality, or our commitments to science and truth, then we must pry these values… — Steven Pinker
I have always strenuously supported the right of every man to his own opinion, however different that opinion might be to mine. He who denies… — Thomas Paine
We are all brothers under the skin - and I, for one, would be willing to skin humanity to prove it. — Ayn Rand
Clearly, only very unequal intellectual and moral standing could justify having equality imposed, whether the people want it or not, as Dworkin suggests, and only… — Thomas Sowell
I believe in one God, and no more; and I hope for happiness beyond this life. I believe in the equality of humans; and I… — Thomas Paine
No man is above the law, and no man is below it. — Theodore Roosevelt
Here's the progression. Feminism won; you can have it all; of course you want children; mothers are better at raising children than fathers; of course… — Susan J. Douglas
I'm a supporter of gay rights. And not a closet supporter either. From the time I was a kid, I have never been able to… — Paul Newman
Theirs is the banner in my hand. And I wish I had the power to tell them that the despair of their hearts was not… — Ayn Rand
[There] are people who make a complete and utter mockery of 'democracy' and 'equality' - they're the casualties of the primitive rules of competition which… — Michael Palin
If leeches ate peaches instead of my blood, then I would be free to drink tea in the mud! — Emilie Autumn
A woman's never too old to make an idiot of herself. It goes along with equality of the sexes and potty parity. — Janet Evanovich
A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present? — Confucius
UN studies conducted in more than forty developing countries show that the birth rate falls as women gain equality... I believe income-earning opportunities that empower… — Muhammad Yunus
The idea of equality is a by-product of the sentiment of envy. Since it must always prove beyond human ower to raise the inferior mass… — Rafael Sabatini
Love is responsibility of an I for a You: in this consists what cannot consist in any feeling - the equality of all lovers.. — Martin Buber

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