Quotes About Equality

Death comes to us all, that is the only thing we can be certain of. It makes no difference whether it is a thief in a garbage dump or a policeman in the line of duty. When someone dies at the hands of another, the pain for the survivors is the same.

A person's worth is quite independent of their usefulness to society.

Slavery is an element of the human heart...to our ruin.

The most progressive tax years in US history were 1944 and 1945, with a 94% rate applied to any income above $200,000 (the equivalent in 2009 of $2.4 million). Such top rates, often denounced as confiscatory by those who had to pay them, would not drop below 80% for another 20 years. At the end of World War II, many other countries adopted similar and often extreme tax measures. In the UK during the war, the top income tax rate rose to an extraordinarily stunning 99.25%!

What matters to African Americans is their situation today, not how much their condition has "improved" compared to 150 years ago when many of their ancestors lived in slavery

I am gay, and that's a good thing.

The one difference between Godse and the so-called secularists in India is that Godse swore by genuinely secular and democratic principles, so that 'all Indians should enjoy equal rights and complete equality on the basis of democracy' and no special privileges on the basis of communal identity, such as weightage in parliamentary representation for the Muslims.

We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.

In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of the sanctity and dignity of every human life, regardless of race or religion.

There is no development strategy more beneficial to society as a whole - women and men alike - than the one which involves women as central players.

More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development.

As study after study has taught us, there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women.

EDUCATION IS A HUMAN RIGHT WITH IMMENSE POWER TO TRANSFORM

We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race. We all share the same basic values.

Beneath the surface of states and nations, ideas and language, lies the fate of individual human beings in need. Answering their needs will be the mission of the United Nations in the century to come.

It is only through multilateral institutions that States can hold each other to account. And that makes it very important to organize those institutions in a fair and democratic way, giving the poor and the weak some influence over the actions of the rich and the strong.

By the same token, I think it's time that we allow ourselves to experience real anger as women. And I don't mean that passive aggressive dance that we've employed for too many years. It's not real anger if it is implied or a few degrees removed, if it takes the form of whispering, or cold shoulders, or silent treatment. Real anger is what popular culture would have us be afraid of, based on the fact that it is not courteous, elegant, or feminine.

I am who I am.And you're you.Even if I'm pretty good at basketball or computers, or popular with the girls, that doesn't make me a better person. You can make people laugh and you're kind. When you're serious, you're much more sincere than I am. Like with the girls. I'm not resorting to the cheap cliche about everyone having something to offer, but i'm saying there are a lot of things I admire about you.

Listen, everyone, you all have your own circumstances. Some of you come from rich families,and some poor. But your value isn't determined by such things--by things beyond your control. Each one of you must discover your own worth through your own efforts. So... don't make the mistake of thinking you alone are special.

You all have your own distinct personal backgrounds. Of course some of you come from rich families, some from poor families. But circumstances beyond your control like that shouldn't determine who you are. You must all realize what you're worth on your own.

Listen to what Peter is saying: men, you may be stronger than your wives, but you had better honor them as fellow heirs, or God won't hear your prayers! Did you get that? God won't listen to your prayers if you don't treat your wife with honor. Women are to be treated with respect and honor, as people who are inheriting the throne along with men.

Their femaleness was—and is—considered a liability in their quest for power.

justice makes charity less necessary