“Do people really want liberty, equality, fraternity? Is it not some manner of speaking?”
— Krzysztof Kieslowski
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Democratic principles are the result of equality
“Democratic principles are the result of equality of condition.”
— Mercy Otis Warren
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The Klan had used fear, intimidation and
“The Klan had used fear, intimidation and murder to brutally oppress over African-Americans who sought justice and equality and it sought to respond to the young workers of the civil rights movement in Mississippi in the same way.”
— Charles Rangel
Author: Charles Rangel
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Inequality can have a bad downside, but
“Inequality can have a bad downside, but equality, for its part, sure does get in the way of coordination.”
— Mary Douglas
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Women are the only exploited group in
“Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.”
— Erica Jong
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Prosperity or egalitarianism – you have to
“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
Author: Mario Vargas Llosa
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In a society in which equality is
“In a society in which equality is a fact, not merely a word, words of racial or sexual assault and humiliation will be nonsense syllables.”
— Catharine MacKinnon
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The main business of religions is to
“The main business of religions is to purify, control, and restrain that excessive and exclusive taste for well-being which men acquire in times of equality.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
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The goal of the EU is to
“The goal of the EU is to form a region of freedom, security and justice. Freedom in this connection cannot be just the freedom of the strong, but it must be combined with fraternity and equality.”
— Tarja Halonen
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The highest political buzz word is not
“The highest political buzz word is not liberty, equality, fraternity or solidarity; it is service.”
— Arthur Hugh Clough
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I have a dream that my four
“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.”
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Author: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Category: equality
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