Equality Quotes

1425 quotes by 901 authors

Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons. — Aristotle
Equality of opportunity is an equal opportunity to prove unequal talents. — David Samuel, 3rd Viscount Samuel
Equality, in a social sense, may be divided into that of condition and that of rights. Equality of condition is incompatible with civilization, and is… — James F. Cooper
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed; We hold these truths… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I will feel equality has arrived when we can elect to office women who are as unqualified as some of the men who are already… — Maureen Reagan
In the dark, equality for all of mankind couldn't seem brighter. — Robert M. Hensel
Prosperity or egalitarianism -- you have to choose. I favor freedom -- you never achieve real equality anyway: you simply sacrifice prosperity for an illusion. — Mario Vargas Llosa
Some will always be above others. Destroy the inequality today, and it will appear again tomorrow. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The deadly Hydra now is the hydra of Equality. Liberty, Equality and Fraternity is the three-fanged serpent. — D. H. Lawrence
The doctrine of equality! There exists no more poisonous poison: for it seems to be preached by justice itself, while it is the end of… — Friedrich Nietzsche
The legacy of women's war work is our present post-industrial employment structure. It was the war that created the demand for a technologically advanced, de-skilled,… — Linda Grant
The principle of equality does not destroy the imagination, but lowers its flight to the level of the earth. — Alexis de Tocqueville
The trauma of the Sixties persuaded me that my generation's egalitarianism was a sentimental error. I now see the hierarchical as both beautiful and necessary.… — Camille Paglia
To find equality for mankind, we must first remove the barriers that have divided us for so long. — Robert M. Hensel
We were equals once when we lay new-born babes on our nurse's knees. We will be equal again when they tie up our jaws for… — Olive Schreiner
For if all things were equally in all men, nothing would be prized. — Thomas Hobbes
Humanism was not wrong in thinking that truth, beauty, liberty, and equality are of infinite value, but in thinking that man can get them for… — Simone Weil
The connection between women's human rights, gender equality, socioeconomic development and peace is increasingly apparent. — Mahnaz Afkhami
Women's empowerment is intertwined with respect for human rights. — Mahnaz Afkhami
In the future, human rights will be increasingly a universal criterion for designing ethical systems. — Mahnaz Afkhami

Who Wrote These Equality Quotes

901 authors contributed a total of 1,425 Equality Quotes, led by these top contributors: