After much deliberation, and after reviewing the legal, public policy and civil-rights questions presented, I support marriage equality for same-sex couples and believe that DOMA should be repealed. civilcoupledeliberation share on social
Equality is like gravity. We need it to stand on this earth as men and women. Joss Whedon earthequalitygravity Change image and share on social
For 25 years, it has been my privilege to represent the city of San Francisco and the great state of California; to work to strengthen our vibrant middle class; to secure opportunity and equality. Nancy Pelosi californiacityclass Change image and share on social
We have to restore power to the family, to the neighborhood, and the community with a non-market principle, a principle of equality, of charity, of let's-take-care-of-one-another. That's the creative challenge. Jerry Brown carechallengecharity share on social
We want order and security, and we want liberty. And we want not only liberty but equality as well. David Souter equalitylibertyorder Change image and share on social
It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy, which would be the case in a general state of equality. Samuel Johnson caseequalitygeneral Change image and share on social
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 achievechooseegalitarianism Change image and share on social
Equality, rightly understood as our founding fathers understood it, leads to liberty and to the emancipation of creative differences; wrongly understood, as it has been so tragically in our time, it leads first to conformity and then to despotism. Barry Goldwater conformitycreativedespotism share on social
A fundamentalist can't bring himself or herself to negotiate with people who disagree with them because the negotiating process itself is an indication of implied equality. Jimmy Carter bringdisagreeequality Change image and share on social
I believe there is complete equality between men and women. And I believe those passages in the New Testament, not by Jesus, but by Paul, that say women should not adorn themselves, they should always wear hats or color their hair in church - things like that - I think they are signs of the times and should not apply to modern-day life. Jimmy Carter adornapplychurch share on social