Equality Quotes

In the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates Lincoln did not hesitate to dispel the notion that he was a champion of racial equality: I will say then that I am not nor ever have been in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races that I am not nor ever have been in favor of making voters or jurors of Negroes nor of qualifying them to hold office nor to intermarry with white people; and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality.

Candor is a compliment; it implies equality. Its how true friends talk.

The doctrine of human equality reposes on this: that there is no man really clever who has not found that he is stupid. There is no big man who has not felt small. Some men never feel small; but these are the few men who are.

True education makes for inequality; the inequality of individuality the inequality of success the glorious inequality of talent of genius; for inequality not mediocrity individual superiority not standardization is the measure of the progress of the world.

To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in Alaska and being against snow.

To refuse political equality is to rob the ostracized of all self-respect.

The defect of equality is that we desire it only with our superiors.

Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.

Democracy which is a charming form of government full of variety and disorder and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike.

The law in its majestic equality forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges to beg in the streets or to steal bread.