Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom. Alexis de Tocqueville americanenamoredequal Change image and share on social
I want for myself what I want for other women, absolute equality. Agnes Macphail absoluteequalitywoman Change image and 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
We have talked long enough in this country about equal rights. It is time now to write the next chapter - and to write it in the books of law. Lyndon B. Johnson bookchaptercountry Change image and share on social
The bill neither confers nor abridges the rights of anyone but simply declares that in civil rights there shall be equality among all classes of citizens and that all alike shall be subject to the same punishment. Lyman Trumbull abridgealikebill share on social
We who are liberal and progressive know that the poor are our equals in every sense except that of being equal to us. Lionel Trilling equalliberalpoor Change image and share on social
Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values. Ellen DeGeneres compassionequalityhelp Change image and share on social
Barack Obama's decision to come out in favour of gay marriage may be a historic occasion, but it is not an isolated one. His administration has been making pro-gay noises for some time; his demographic in the upcoming election is young and educated, precisely the group that favours equality for the LGBT community. Edmund White administrationbarackcommunity share on social
The history of the past is but one long struggle upward to equality. Elizabeth Cady Stanton equalityhistorylong Change image and share on social
The virtue of gay equality has become increasingly recognized in the U.S. because people have been persuaded of its merits, not because state officials, acting like Inquisitors, forced people to accept it by punishing them for their refusal. Glenn Greenwald acceptactequality share on social