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Equality Quotes

"Women have a role to play in global development."

"Women have a role to play in global development."

Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha, Japanese Statesman

Equality, Gender, Development, Power, Truth

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"Indians today are governed by two different ideologies. Their political ideal set in the preamble of the Constitution affirms a life of liberty, equality and fraternity. Their social ideal embodied in their religion denies them."

"Indians today are governed by two different ideologies. Their political ideal set in the preamble of the Constitution affirms a life of liberty, equality and fraternity. Their social ideal embodied in their religion denies them."

B. R. Ambedkar, Indian Politician

Equality, Life, Religion, Constitution

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"While EQUALITY means no more 'previously disadvantaged' it also means that there should be no 'currently disadvantaged' to replace them."

"While EQUALITY means no more 'previously disadvantaged' it also means that there should be no 'currently disadvantaged' to replace them."

Christina Engela, South African Author

Equality, Justice, Balance, Change

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"It will appear evident upon attentive consideration that equality of intellectual and physical advantages is the only sure foundation of liberty, and that such equality may best, and perhaps only, be obtained by a union of interests and cooperation in labor."

"It will appear evident upon attentive consideration that equality of intellectual and physical advantages is the only sure foundation of liberty, and that such equality may best, and perhaps only, be obtained by a union of interests and cooperation in labor."

Francis Wright, Scottish Activist

Equality, Consideration, Cooperation, Labor

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"The bill neither confers nor abridges the rights of anyone but simply declares that in civil rights there shall be equality among all classes of citizens and that all alike shall be subject to the same punishment."

"The bill neither confers nor abridges the rights of anyone but simply declares that in civil rights there shall be equality among all classes of citizens and that all alike shall be subject to the same punishment."

Lyman Trumbull, American Politician

Equality, Civilrights, Punishment

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"All sports must be treated on the basis of equality."

"All sports must be treated on the basis of equality."

Pierre de Coubertin, French Leader

Equality, Sports

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"I want for myself what I want for other women, absolute equality."

"I want for myself what I want for other women, absolute equality."

Agnes Macphail, Canadian Politician

Equality, Women, Want

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"His lordship may compel us to be equal upstairs, but there will never be equality in the servants' hall."

"His lordship may compel us to be equal upstairs, but there will never be equality in the servants' hall."

J. M. Barrie, Scottish Novelist

Equality, May, Will

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"One of the things about equality is not just that you be treated equally to a man, but that you treat yourself equally to the way you treat a man."

"One of the things about equality is not just that you be treated equally to a man, but that you treat yourself equally to the way you treat a man."

Marlo Thomas, American Actress

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"I said on the equality side of it, that it is essential to a woman's equality with man that she be the decision-maker, that her choice be controlling."

"I said on the equality side of it, that it is essential to a woman's equality with man that she be the decision-maker, that her choice be controlling."

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, American Judge

Equality, Decision, Choice, Man

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"When an individual is kept in a situation of inferiority, the fact is that he does become inferior."

"When an individual is kept in a situation of inferiority, the fact is that he does become inferior."

Simone de Beauvoir, French Writer

Equality, Inferiority, Fact

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"Democratic principles are the result of equality of condition."

"Democratic principles are the result of equality of condition."

Mercy Otis Warren, American Playwright

Equality, Principles, Result

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"I will feel equality has arrived when we can elect to office women who are as incompetent as some of the men who are already there."

"I will feel equality has arrived when we can elect to office women who are as incompetent as some of the men who are already there."

Maureen Reagan, American Celebrity

Equality, Men, Women, Office

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"I think men are allowed to be fat and bald and ugly and women aren't. And it's just not - there is no equality there."

"I think men are allowed to be fat and bald and ugly and women aren't. And it's just not - there is no equality there."

Connie Chung, American Journalist

Equality, Men, Women, Ugly

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"You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that."

"You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that."

Arthur Ashe, American Athlete

Equality, History, Life

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"As soon as man enters into a state of society he loses the sense of his weakness; equality ceases, and then commences the state of war."

"As soon as man enters into a state of society he loses the sense of his weakness; equality ceases, and then commences the state of war."

Charles de Secondat, French Philosopher

Equality, Society, War, Man

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"And think of how we challenged the idea of a male dominated Parliament with All-Women shortlists and made the cause of gender equality central to our government. We were right to do so."

"And think of how we challenged the idea of a male dominated Parliament with All-Women shortlists and made the cause of gender equality central to our government. We were right to do so."

Ed Miliband, British Politician

Equality, Government, Idea, Cause

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"'I hate discussions of feminism that end up with who does the dishes,' she said. So do I. But at the end, there are always the damned dishes."

"'I hate discussions of feminism that end up with who does the dishes,' she said. So do I. But at the end, there are always the damned dishes."

Marilyn French, American Author

Equality, End, Feminism, Hate

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"As long as there is rape... there is not going to be any peace or justice or equality or freedom. You are not going to become what you want to become or who you want to become. You are not going to live in the world you want to live in."

"As long as there is rape... there is not going to be any peace or justice or equality or freedom. You are not going to become what you want to become or who you want to become. You are not going to live in the world you want to live in."

Andrea Dworkin, American Critic

Equality, Peace, Freedom, Justice

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"The unionists also for their part, want to minimise the potential for change, not only on the equality agenda but on the issues of sovereignty and ending the union."

"The unionists also for their part, want to minimise the potential for change, not only on the equality agenda but on the issues of sovereignty and ending the union."

Gerry Adams, Irish Politician

Equality, Change, Ending, Potential

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"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 himself without grace."

"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 himself without grace."

Simone Weil, French Philosopher

Equality, Beauty, Truth, Grace

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"Martin Luther King, Jr. didn't carry just a piece of cloth to symbolize his belief in racial equality; he carried the American flag."

"Martin Luther King, Jr. didn't carry just a piece of cloth to symbolize his belief in racial equality; he carried the American flag."

Adrian Cronauer, American Entertainer

Equality, Belief, Martin

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"Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude."

"Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude."

Alexis de Tocqueville, French Scientist

Equality, Democracy, Liberty, Nothing

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"I couldn't stand the idea of a woman having to have a single pure life and a man being able to have a double life, one pure and one not."

"I couldn't stand the idea of a woman having to have a single pure life and a man being able to have a double life, one pure and one not."

Sylvia Plath, American Poet

Equality, Gender, Morality, Society, Judgment

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"We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up."

"We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up."

Jesse Jackson, American Activist

Equality, Greatness, Measure

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"It is crucial that members of Congress cast votes that are supportive of the values upon which our nation was founded: equality, freedom, and opportunity for all people."

"It is crucial that members of Congress cast votes that are supportive of the values upon which our nation was founded: equality, freedom, and opportunity for all people."

Joe Baca, American Politician

Equality, People, Opportunity, Values

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"I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers."

"I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers."

Mohandas Gandhi, Indian Leader

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"Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings."

"Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings."

Simone Weil, French Philosopher

Equality, Attention, Manners, Needs

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"I am fiscally prudent and socially progressive. I believe in protecting a woman's right to choose. I believe in marriage equality."

"I am fiscally prudent and socially progressive. I believe in protecting a woman's right to choose. I believe in marriage equality."

Andrew Cuomo, American Politician

Equality, Marriage, Right, Woman

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"I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing envy."

"I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing envy."

Oliver Holmes, Jr., American Judge

Equality, Envy, Passion, Respect

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"We are a model country where gender equality is concerned."

"We are a model country where gender equality is concerned."

Tarja Halonen, Finnish Statesman

Equality, Country, Gender, Genderequality

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"The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality."

"The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality."

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, American Judge

Equality, State, Woman

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"I had explained that a woman's asking for equality in the church would be comparable to a black person's demanding equality in the Ku Klux Klan."

"I had explained that a woman's asking for equality in the church would be comparable to a black person's demanding equality in the Ku Klux Klan."

Mary Daly, American Theologian

Equality, Church, Woman

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"Give us equality of enjoyment, equal right to expansion - it is as necessary to our prosperity as yours."

"Give us equality of enjoyment, equal right to expansion - it is as necessary to our prosperity as yours."

Robert Toombs, American Politician

Equality, Enjoyment, Prosperity, Right

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"How long must the American community afford special treatment to blacks?"

"How long must the American community afford special treatment to blacks?"

Constance Baker Motley, American Activist

Equality, Community, Treatment

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"All men are created equal, it is only men themselves who place themselves above equality."

"All men are created equal, it is only men themselves who place themselves above equality."

David Allan Coe, American Musician

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"The basis, the corner-stone of this Government, was the perfect equality of the free, sovereign, and independent States which made it."

"The basis, the corner-stone of this Government, was the perfect equality of the free, sovereign, and independent States which made it."

Robert Toombs, American Politician

Equality, Government, States

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"No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men. There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a third power stronger than both, that of women."

"No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men. There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a third power stronger than both, that of women."

Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani Activist

Equality, Women, Power, Pen

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"Equality of rights means that some people cannot simply impose obligations on others, for the moral agency and rights of those others would then be violated."

"Equality of rights means that some people cannot simply impose obligations on others, for the moral agency and rights of those others would then be violated."

Tom G. Palmer, American Educator

Equality, People, Rights

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"When no other schools in the Southeastern Conference or the former Southwestern Conference would award them athletic scholarships, African Americans had been recruited by and playing for Texas Western since the 1950s."

"When no other schools in the Southeastern Conference or the former Southwestern Conference would award them athletic scholarships, African Americans had been recruited by and playing for Texas Western since the 1950s."

Solomon Ortiz, American Politician

Equality, African, Americans, Schools

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"I know I got it made while the masses of black people are catchin' hell, but as long as they ain't free, I ain't free."

"I know I got it made while the masses of black people are catchin' hell, but as long as they ain't free, I ain't free."

Muhammad Ali, American Athlete

Equality, People, Hell

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"The different ness of races, moreover, is no evidence of superiority or of inferiority. This merely indicates that each race has certain gifts which the others do not possess."

"The different ness of races, moreover, is no evidence of superiority or of inferiority. This merely indicates that each race has certain gifts which the others do not possess."

Carter G. Woodson, American Historian

Equality, Inferiority, Superiority, Gifts, Race

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"In science, all facts, no matter how trivial or banal, enjoy democratic equality."

"In science, all facts, no matter how trivial or banal, enjoy democratic equality."

Mary McCarthy, American Author

Equality, Science, Facts

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"Unless there is recognition that women are most vulnerable... and you do something about social and cultural equality for women, you're never going to defeat this pandemic."

"Unless there is recognition that women are most vulnerable... and you do something about social and cultural equality for women, you're never going to defeat this pandemic."

Stephen Lewis, Canadian Politician

Equality, Women, Defeat

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"From a viable economy to the full funding of Headstart, from a clean environment to true equality for women, from a strong military to a commitment to racial brotherhood, from schools that are honored to streets free of excessive violence."

"From a viable economy to the full funding of Headstart, from a clean environment to true equality for women, from a strong military to a commitment to racial brotherhood, from schools that are honored to streets free of excessive violence."

Paul Tsongas, American Politician

Equality, Women, Brotherhood, Commitment

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"Equality and development will not be achieved however if peace is not understood from women's' point of view."

"Equality and development will not be achieved however if peace is not understood from women's' point of view."

Jenny Shipley, New Zealander Statesman

Equality, Peace, Women, Development

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"The Negro needs the white man to free him from his fears. The white man needs the Negro to free him from his guilt."

"The Negro needs the white man to free him from his fears. The white man needs the Negro to free him from his guilt."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Equality, Guilt, Man, Needs

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"Such security is equal liberty. But it is not necessarily equality in the use of the earth."

"Such security is equal liberty. But it is not necessarily equality in the use of the earth."

Benjamin Tucker, American Activist

Equality, Earth, Liberty, Security

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"We must recover the element of quality in our traditional pursuit of equality. We must not, in opening our schools to everyone, confuse the idea that all should have equal chance with the notion that all have equal endowments."

"We must recover the element of quality in our traditional pursuit of equality. We must not, in opening our schools to everyone, confuse the idea that all should have equal chance with the notion that all have equal endowments."

Adlai E. Stevenson, American Politician

Equality, Idea, Chance, Pursuit

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"In the kingdom of consumption the citizen is king. A democratic monarchy: equality before consumption, fraternity in consumption, and freedom through consumption."

"In the kingdom of consumption the citizen is king. A democratic monarchy: equality before consumption, fraternity in consumption, and freedom through consumption."

Raoul Vaneigem, Belgian Philosopher

Equality, Freedom

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