Quotes About Equality

but on account of the flag and prosperity and making the world safe for democracy, they were afraid to be with him, or to think much about him for fear they might believe him; for he said: While there is a lower class I am of it, while there is a criminal class I am of it, while there is a soul in prison I am not free.

Femininity can never bestow masculinity.

Art is the great democrat, calling forth creative genius from every sector of society, disregarding race or religion or wealth or color

For in the final analysis, our most basic common link, is that we all inhabit this small planet, we all breathe the same air, we all cherish our children's futures, and we are all mortal.

The rising tide lifts all the boats.

Not every child has an equal talent or an equal ability or equal motivation, but they should have the equal right to develop their talent and their ability and their motivation, to make something of themselves.

The most powerful single force in the world today is neither Communism nor Capitalism, neither the H-bomb nor the guided missile -- it is man's eternal desire to be free and independent.

To those peoples in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves, for whatever period is required - not because the Communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but because it is right. If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.

No American is ever made better off by pulling a fellow American down, and all of us are made better off whenever any one of us is made better off.

All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop those talents.

I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute; where no Catholic prelate would tell the President -- should he be Catholic -- how to act, and no Protestant minister would tell his parishioners for whom to vote; where no church or church school is granted any public funds or political preference, and where no man is denied public office merely because his religion differs from the President who might appoint him, or the people who might elect him.

Freedom is indivisible, and when one man is enslaved, all are not free. JFK

The famous words of Emma Lazarus on the pedestal of the Statute of Liberty read: Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. Until 1921 this was an accurate picture of our society. Under present law it would be appropriate to add: as long as they come from Northern Europe, are not too tired or too poor or slightly ill, never stole a loaf of bread, never joined any questionable organization, and can document their activities from the past two years.

This nation was founded by many men of many nations and backgrounds. It was founded on the principle that all men are created equal, and that the rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened. John F. Kennedy, Radio and television report to the American people in civil rights, June 11, 1963 35th president of US 1961-1963 (1917 - 1963) ? John F. Kennedy

Equality in America has never meant literal equality of condition or capacity. There will always be inequalities in character and ability in any society. Equality has meant rather that in the words of the Declaration of Independence, All men are created equal and are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. It is meant that in a democratic society there should be no inequalities in opportunities or in freedoms.

The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. (20 January 1961).

All of us have the same percentage of salt in our blood in our sweat and in our tears and when we go back to the sea we go back whense we came

A country cannot afford to ignore its poor and disadvantaged. Common humanity means that we should not.

People need change now, today. Even one more child dying from hunger, one more life blighted by poverty, is one too many.

Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.

A total stranger, and one not of one's sex, is often the least prejudiced judge.

Only fools think our attitude to our fellow men is a thing distinct from our attitude to 'lesser' life.

Women today truly need their men and whatever help they can provide.

If women become too much like men, men lose purpose, meaning, and inspiration in life.