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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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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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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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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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There has to be positive action that allows the most disadvantaged people to get their fair share of job opportunities.

There has to be positive action that allows the most disadvantaged people to get their fair share of job opportunities.

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That all men are equal is a proposition to which, at ordinary times, no sane individual has ever given his read more

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

by Aldous Huxley Found in: Equality Quotes,
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They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself

They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself

by Andy Warhol 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.

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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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All this talk about equality. The only thing people really have in common is that they are all going to read more

All this talk about equality. The only thing people really have in common is that they are all going to die.

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