Equality Quotes

98. As equality increases, so does the number of people struggling for predominance.

^{Mason Cooley}

99. Nature has made men free and equal. The distinctions necessary for social order are only founded on general utility.

^{Marquis de Lafayette}

100. If any man claims the Negro should be content… let him say he would willingly change the color of his skin and go to live in the Negro section of a large city. Then and only then has he a right to such a claim.

^{Robert Kennedy}

101. Democracy not only requires equality but also an unshakable conviction in the value of each person, who is then equal.

^{Jeane Kirkpatrick}

Quotes About Equality 101 – 200

102. All men are born equally free.

^{Salmon P. Chase}

103. His lordship may compel us to be equal upstairs, but there will never be equality in the servants hall.

^{James M. Barrie}

104. I believe every child has the right to a mother and a father. Men and women are not the same. That’s not to say they’re not entitled to equal rights, but they are not the same.

^{Mark Davis}

105. The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with perfect equality.

^{Andrew Jackson}

106. We are a model country where gender equality is concerned.

^{Tarja Halonen}

107. Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you’re a man, you take it.

^{Malcolm X}

108. If you have a dog, I must have a dog. If you have a rifle, I must have a rifle. If you have a club, I must have a club. This is equality.

^{Malcolm X}

109. I refuse to consign the whole male sex to the nursery. I insist on believing that some men are my equals.

^{Brigid Brophy}

110. In the 1960s we were fighting to be recognized as equals in the marketplace, in marriage, in education and on the playing field. It was a very exciting, rebellious time.

^{Marlo Thomas}

111. I want to organize so that women see ourselves as people who are entitled to power, entitled to leadership.

^{Patricia Ireland}

112. Stewardesses are still paid so little that in many cases, new hires qualify for food stamps.

^{Patricia Ireland}

113. Equality and development will not be achieved however if peace is not understood from women’s’ point of view.

^{Jenny Shipley}

114. I want to work on respecting individuals’ dignity. Equal rights, that’s where my heart is. That means equal rights and benefits, and that’s what we need.

^{Christine Gregoire}

115. In the end no segregationist scheme has withstood the force of a simple idea: equality under law.

^{Eric Liu}

116. The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.

^{Ruth Bader Ginsburg}

117. The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.

^{Anatole France}

118. Canada is the homeland of equality, justice and tolerance.

^{Kim Campbell}

119. The difference between equity and equality is that equality is everyone get the same thing and equity is everyone get the things they deserve.

^{DeRay Mckesson}

120. The basic Buddhist stand on the question of equality between the genders is age-old. At the highest tantric levels, at the highest esoteric level, you must respect women:every woman.

^{Dalai Lama}

121. The search for justice and security, the struggle for equality of opportunity, the quest for tolerance and harmony, the pursuit of human dignity – these are moral imperatives which we must work towards and think about on a daily basis.

^{Aga Khan IV}

122. True equality means holding everyone accountable in the same way, regardless of race, gender, faith, ethnicity – or political ideology.

^{Monica Crowley}

123. There never will be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws and elect lawmakers.

^{Susan B. Anthony}

124. Political Freedom without economic equality is a pretense, a fraud, a lie; and the workers want no lying.

^{Mikhail Bakunin}

^{Michael B. Jordan}

125. A feminist is a person who believes in the power of women just as much as they believe in the power of anyone else. It’s equality, it’s fairness, and I think it’s a great thing to be a part of.

^Zendaya

126. Humanism was not wrong in thinking that truth, beauty, liberty, and equality are of infinite value, but in thinking that man can get them for himself without grace.

^{Simone Weil}

127. The true and solid peace of nations consists not in equality of arms, but in mutual trust alone.

^{Pope John XXIII}

128. Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyone’s responsibility.

^{Ban Ki-moon}

129. Our constitution is a ray of hope: H for harmony, O for Opportunity, P for people’s participation and E for equality.

^{Narendra Modi}

130. It can’t be articulated enough, that feminism means the desire to have equality between men and women. I believe that, and I act on those beliefs by going to marches and making a difference where I can.

^{Maya Hawke}

131. Genuine equality between the sexes can only be realized in the process of the socialist transformation of society as a whole.

^{Mao Zedong}

132. Ending discrimination and extending equality should always be a national priority.

^{Bill Shorten}

133. Friendship is something that creates equality and mutuality, not a reward for finding equality or a way of intensifying existing mutuality.

^{Rowan Williams}

134. We will not achieve gender equality in the workplace until we fix our system of parental leave.

^{David Lammy}

135. This is a great country, but fortunately for you, it is not perfect. There is much to be done to bring about complete equality. Remove hunger. Bring reality closer to theory and democratic principles.

^{Thurgood Marshall}

136. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a time to honor the greatest champion of racial equality who taught a nation – through compassion and courage – about democracy, nonviolence and racial justice.

^{Mark Pryor}

137. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is a human story, and women’s rights are human rights, and it’s all about equality, but at the end of the day, it’s not equal.

^{Yvonne Strahovski}

138. So what we’re talking about here is human rights. The right to live like a human. The right to live, period. And what we’re facing in Africa is an unprecedented threat to human dignity and equality.

^Bono

139. The telecom industry reaches into every corner of our economies, societies, and private lives, and it is one of the greatest drivers of economic growth and human equality the world has ever seen.

^{Borje Ekholm}

140. We are all different. Yet we are all God’s children. We are all united behind this country and the common cause of freedom, justice, fairness, and equality. That is what unites us.

^{Barbara Boxer}

141. Candor is a compliment; it implies equality. It’s how true friends talk.

^{Peggy Noonan}

142. Today it is time for every child to have a right to life, right to freedom, right to health, right to education, safety, the right to dignity, right to equality, and right to peace.

^{Kailash Satyarthi}

143. I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality and fraternity.

^{B. R. Ambedkar}

144. Do people really want liberty, equality, fraternity? Is it not some manner of speaking?

^{Krzysztof Kieslowski}

145. Equality implies individuality.

^{Trey Anastasio}

146. I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy.

^{Vidal Sassoon}

147. Our society needs to recognize the unstoppable momentum toward unequivocal civil equality for every gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered citizen of this country.

^{Zachary Quinto}

148. I have undertaken vengeance. I want Liberty and Equality to reign in Saint-Domingue. I work to bring them into existence. Unite yourselves to us, brothers, and fight with us for the same cause.

^{Toussaint Louverture}

149. I want our future leaders to know what’s possible and to be part of a world where diversity and gender equality aren’t special programs but the natural way of operating.

^{Pierre Nanterme}