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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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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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Equal opportunity is good, but special privilege is better.

Equal opportunity is good, but special privilege is better.

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No man is above the law, and no man is below it.

No man is above the law, and no man is below it.

by Theodore Roosevelt 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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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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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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I am free of all prejudices. I hate every one equally.

I am free of all prejudices. I hate every one equally.

by W. C. Fields 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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Coming generations will learn equality from poverty, and love from woes.

Coming generations will learn equality from poverty, and love from woes.

by Kahlil Gibran Found in: Equality Quotes,
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