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    In America everybody is of the opinion that he has no social superiors, since all men are equal, but he does not admit that he has no social inferiors, for, from the time of Jefferson onward, the doctrine that all men are equal applies only upwards, not downwards.

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A woman who thinks she is intelligent demands the same rights as man. An intelligent woman gives up.

A woman who thinks she is intelligent demands the same rights as man. An intelligent woman gives up.

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I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not read more

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

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The defect of equality is that we only desire it with our superiors.

The defect of equality is that we only desire it with our superiors.

by Henry Becque Found in: Equality Quotes,
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One of the things about equality is not just that you be treated equally to a man, but that you read more

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.

by Marlo Thomas Found in: Equality Quotes,
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That all men are equal is a proposition to which, at ordinary times, no sane human being has ever given read more

That all men are equal is a proposition to which, at ordinary times, no sane human being has ever given his assent.

by Aldous Huxley Found in: Equality Quotes,
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When you belong to a minority, you have to be better in order to have the right to be equal.

When you belong to a minority, you have to be better in order to have the right to be equal.

by Socrates Found in: Equality Quotes,
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If we don't change our direction we're likely to end up where we're headed.

If we don't change our direction we're likely to end up where we're headed.

by Chinese Proverbs Found in: Equality Quotes,
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To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in read more

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.

by William Faulkner Found in: Equality Quotes,
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All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally free

All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally free

by Voltaire Found in: Equality Quotes,
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