best quotations about
Equality |
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Quotations
 | No-one is equal to anything. Even the same man is not equal to himself on different days. — Thomas Sowell, 1930 -, American political thinker 13 likes |
 | The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of Socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. — Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953 12 likes |
 | As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy. — Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, American President 12 likes |
 | All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. — George Orwell, 1903-1950, British writer 11 likes |
 | In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread. — Anatole France, 1844-1924, French writer, Nobel 1921 11 likes |
 | All this talk about equality. The only thing people really have in common is that they are all going to die. — Bob Dylan, 1941-, American singer [Nobel 2016] 7 likes |
 | Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind which creates revolutions. — Aristotle, 384-322 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 6 likes |
 | Nature has never read the Declaration of Independence. It continues to make us unequal. — Will Durant, 1885-1981, American historian & philosopher 6 likes |
 | We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now. — Martin Luther King, 1929-1968, American leader in the Civil Rights Movement 6 likes |
 | Sport must be the heritage of all men and of all social classes. — Pierre de Coubertin, 1863-1937, French, father of the Olympic Games 6 likes |
 | It is not true that equality is a law of nature. Nature has made nothing equal, her sovereign law is subordination and dependence. — Vauvenargues, 1715-1747, French author of maxims 5 likes |
 | To me all men are equal: there are jackasses everywhere, and I have the same contempt for them all. — Karl Kraus, 1874-1936, Austrian writer 5 likes |
 | There is nothing more unequal than the equal treatment of unequal people. — Thomas Jefferson, 1749-1826, American President [1801-1809] 5 likes |
 | Equality may be a right, but no power on earth can convert it into fact. — Honoré de Balzac, 1799-1850, French writer 5 likes |
 | Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent. — Laurence J Peter, 1919-1990, Canadian writer & educator 4 likes |
 | Never mind, dear, we're all made the same, though some more than others. — Noel Coward, 1899-1973, British playwright 4 likes |
 | In heaven, an angel is no one in particular. — George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925 3 likes |
 | Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition. — Timothy Leary, 1920-1996, American psychologist 3 likes |
| I want to be the white man's brother, not his brother-in-law. — Martin Luther King, 1929-1968, American leader in the Civil Rights Movement 3 likes |
 | I believe as long as we allow conditions to exist that make for second-class citizens, we are making of ourselves less than first-class citizens. — Dwight Eisenhower, 1890-1969, American general & President 3 likes |
 | We believe that all men are created equal because they are created in the image of God — Harry Truman, 1884-1972, American President [1945-1953] 3 likes |
| But that the unequal should be given to equals, and the unlike to those who are like, is contrary to nature, and nothing which is contrary to nature is good. — Aristotle, 384-322 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 3 likes |
 | In republican governments, men are all equal; equal they are also in despotic governments: in the former, because they are everything; in the latter, because they are nothing. — Montesquieu, 1689-1755, French thinker 3 likes |
| Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport. — Pierre de Coubertin, 1863-1937, French, father of the Olympic Games 3 likes |
 | Democracy will prevail when men believe the vote of Judas as good as that of Jesus Christ. |
 | 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 the doctrine that all men are equal applies only upwards, not downwards. |
| If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, that would have gotten you labeled a radical 50 years ago, a liberal 25 years ago and a racist today. |
| The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department. |
| Great people are always wrong to joke with their inferiors. The joke is a game, and the game supposes equality. |
 | The truly proud man knows neither superiors nor inferiors. The first he does not admit of: the last he does not concern himself about. |
 | Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness. |
 | Justice is injustice fairly shared. — Maurice Chapelan, 1906-1992, French author of maxims & journalist |
 | People are all exactly alike. There's no such thing as a race and barely such a thing as an ethnic group. |
 | Hierarchies are celestial. In hell all are equal. |
 | I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing envy. |
| Joy can only spring up among people who feel equal. |
| Leveling is the barbaric replacement of order. |
Latin Quotes
 | Death equals all things. Omnia mors aequat. 77 likes |
 | The sun shines on everyone Sol omnibus lucet. — Gaius Petronius, 1st cent. AD, Roman writer 51 likes |
Ancient Greek
 | Equality does not cause revolt. Ισότης στάσιν ου ποιεί. — Solon, 630-560 BC, Ancient Greek lawmaker & philosopher 6 likes |
 | Once a man be done with hunger, rich and poor are all as one. Πας γαρ εμπλησθείς ανήρ ο πλούσιός τε χω πένης ίσον φέρει. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Electra 2 likes |
| Heaven is common for all mortals. Κοινός γαρ εστιν ουρανός πάσιν βροτοίς. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Helen 2 likes |
Proverbs
 | After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. 9 likes |
 | All who have died are equal. — American Indian proverb ‐ Comanche 5 likes |
Special Quotes
 | Liberty, Equality, Fraternity Liberté, égalité, fraternité. — National motto of France and a slogan of the French Revolution 7 likes |
 | The Concern of the Rich and the Poor. — Sundial motto (Kintbury, Berkshire) 2 likes |
