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 acquirebusinesscontrol Change image and share on social
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Abraham Lincoln agobringconceive Change image and share on social
I think we have to keep working enormously hard to see that every single Indigenous child - every Australian child - has true equality of opportunity. We've got to work harder at it. I think, you know, the heartland issue for us is the gap; the gap in life expectancy in this country. Quentin Bryce australianchildcountry share on social
Family law is institutionally anti-male. I've been lobbying MPs, and I'm not going to give up campaigning for equality until I get equality. Louis de Bernieres anticampaignequality Change image and share on social
Gender equality cannot be achieved by cutting programs that allow girls to get the same chance to compete, learn, and play. The United States has had a solid history of commitment to its female athletes and expanding opportunity for women, and it is imperative that we continue on this path. Linda Sanchez achieveathletechance share on social
People are pretty much alike. It's only that our differences are more susceptible to definition than our similarities. Linda Ellerbee alikedefinitiondifference Change image and share on social
The most important thing is the indigenous people are not vindictive by nature. We are not here to oppress anybody - but to join together and build Bolivia, with justice and equality. Evo Morales boliviabuildequality Change image and share on social
When Landon Carter, a Virginia plantation owner, read the Declaration of Independence two days after it was issued, he wondered whether its ringing affirmation of equality meant that slaves must be freed. If so, he confided to his diary, 'You must send them out of the country, or they must steal for their support.' Edmund Morgan affirmationcarterconfide share on social
My brother had the courage to come out in 1978, when equality was still a distant dream. Elizabeth Esty brothercouragedistant Change image and share on social
The MLK Shabbat Suppers focused on the theme of educational inequity, which Dr. King considered inextricably linked to the struggle for equality and justice. Lynn Schusterman considereducationalequality Change image and share on social