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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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If any man claims the Negro should be content... let him say he would willingly change the color of his read more

If any man claims the Negro should be content... let him say he would willingly change the color of his skin and go to live in the Negro section of a large city. Then and only then has he a right to such a claim.

by Robert F. Kennedy Found in: Equality Quotes,
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It was a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals.

It was a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals.

by Felix Frankfurter Found in: Equality Quotes,
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More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development.

More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development.

by Kofi Annan Found in: Equality Quotes,
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In the democracy of the dead all men at last are equal. There is neither rank nor station nor prerogative read more

In the democracy of the dead all men at last are equal. There is neither rank nor station nor prerogative in the republic of the grave.

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The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with perfect equality.

The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with perfect equality.

by Andrew Jackson Found in: Equality Quotes,
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Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons.

Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons.

by Aristotle Found in: Equality Quotes,
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Equality of opportunity is an equal opportunity to prove unequal talents.

Equality of opportunity is an equal opportunity to prove unequal talents.

by Viscount Samuel Found in: Equality Quotes,
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The first woman was created from the rib of a man. She was not made from his head to top read more

The first woman was created from the rib of a man. She was not made from his head to top him, nor from his feet to be trampled on by him, but out of his side to be equal to him.

by Confucius Found in: Equality Quotes,
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Men are born equal but they are also born different.

Men are born equal but they are also born different.

by Erich Fromm Found in: Equality Quotes,
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