Equality Quotes
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Self-defense is a part of the law of nature;
nor can it be denied the community,
even against the king himself.
William Barclay
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The laws of democracy remain a dead letter, its freedom is anarchy, its equality the equality of unequals.
Plato
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Equality lies only in human moral dignity. ... Let there be brothers first, then there will be brotherhood, and only then will there be a fair sharing of goods among brothers.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
Arthur Ashe
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I use “equal worth” rather than equality because the latter term often assumes that men’s historical experience—whether economic, political, or sexual—is the standard to which women should aspire.
Estelle Freedman
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Old white guys can be a funny bunch, can't they? The same anti-same-sex marriage, anti-affirmative action cadre can flower into the biggest supporters of 'equality' the minute they get a whiff of minority empowerment.
John Ridley
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I'm a pretty open book, so not being out publicly felt inauthentic. Hopefully we can get to a point where your personal life isn't anybody else's business, but until then, it's less about people having to know about your sexuality than standing up for what's right and fighting for equality.
Megan Rapinoe
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To refuse political equality is to rob the ostracized of all self-respect.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Where equality is undisputed, so also is subordination.
George Bernard Shaw
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I will say, then, that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races: that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of making voters or jurors of negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people.
Abraham Lincoln
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We will have equality when a female schlemiel moves ahead as fast as a male schlemiel.
Estelle Ramey
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Great people attract great people. The quality of your team can play a big role in employee happiness.
David Niu
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What I worry about is, if you are on the side of feeling it's disrespectful to kneel during the anthem, that somehow you're racist, or somehow you're not in favor of bettering this country and finding equality and common ground.
Abby Huntsman
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A woman needs independence, not equality. In most cases, equality is a step down.
Coco Chanel
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We will not build a society that reflects who we are and that has opportunities for equality or justice if we don't make progress for all participants.
Mitchell Baker
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The radical power of 'queer' always came from its inclusivity. But that inclusivity offers a false promise of equality that does not translate to the lived reality of most queer people.
Jenna Wortham
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My thing is to educate now that let's not do it. See everybody, whether they be red, black, yellow, white, as a human being. That's the movement for equality and justice especially against people of colour because they have been subject to racial slurs, God knows for how long.
Darren Sammy
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I will return to Libya and undertake my duties and obligations to bring equality within the chaos.
Al-Saadi Gaddafi
