Top 488 Equality Quotes

As soon as man enters into a state of society he loses the sense of his weakness; equality ceases, and then commences the state of war.

As soon as man enters into a state of society he loses the sense of his weakness; equality ceases, and then commences the state of war.

Charles de Secondat

Equality of rights means that some people cannot simply impose obligations on others, for the moral agency and rights of those others would then be violated.

Equality of rights means that some people cannot simply impose obligations on others, for the moral agency and rights of those others would then be violated.

Tom G. Palmer

Disease generally begins that equality which death completes.

Disease generally begins that equality which death completes.

Samuel Johnson

Liberals tend to stress how marvelous education is, in and of itself, and also adore it as a vessel for genuine equality. (That's me, by the way: Hell, I think we should be spending $50 billion a year to make college education free).

Rick Perlstein

The word 'equality' shows up too much in our founding documents for anyone to pretend it's not the American way.

The word 'equality' shows up too much in our founding documents for anyone to pretend it's not the American way.

Martha Plimpton

In my opinion, the battles over birth control and Planned Parenthood are primarily neither political nor religious. This is an issue of equality for women. This is an issue of women's rights: Planned Parenthood is the most important private provider of reproductive health care for women in the United States.

Karen DeCrow

We want order and security, and we want liberty. And we want not only liberty but equality as well.

We want order and security, and we want liberty. And we want not only liberty but equality as well.

David Souter

Prosperity or egalitarianism - you have to choose. I favor freedom - you never achieve real equality anyway: you simply sacrifice prosperity for an illusion.

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

Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it into a fact.

Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it into a fact.

Honore de Balzac

From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own.

From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own.

Carl Schurz

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