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Quotes About Equality

There were many groups working for women's rights, but none of them dealt with the root cause of women's oppression-religion.
~ Anne Nicol Gaylor
It is only through religion that communism can be achieved, and has been achieved over and over.
~ Dorothy Day
Neither Pagan nor Mahamedan nor Jew ought to be excluded from the civil rights of the Commonwealth because of his religion. -quoting John Locke's argument.
~ Thomas Jefferson
I want young people to know that they can belong - whatever your culture, your religion, your sexuality - that you can live life how you want to live it and feel comfortable how you are.
~ Jessie J
Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.
~ Augustine of Hippo
It is a travesty of true religion to consider one's own religion as superior and other's as inferior.
~ Mahatma Gandhi
Real democracy means that no group or faction or leader can impose their will, their ideology, their religion, their desires on anyone else.
~ Hillary Clinton
Human rights are universally valid and indivisible, regardless of culture and religion.
~ Alice Schwarzer
It is impossible that God, who is the God of Justice, could have made the distinctions that men observe today in the name of religion.
~ Mahatma Gandhi
The universe is not for man alone, but is a theater of evolution for all living beings. Live and let live is its guiding principle. 'Ahimsa Paramo Dharmah' - Non-injury is the highest religion.
~ Virchand Gandhi
Religion in India must be made as free and as easy of access as is God's air.
~ Swami Vivekananda
My religion teaches me to love all equally.
~ Mahatma Gandhi
We believe in separation of church and state, that there should be no unwarranted influence on the church or religion by the state, and vice versa.
~ Jimmy Carter
If God objected to [people with various handicaps], he ought not have created such people.
~ Robert Green Ingersoll
In the relationship between man and religion, the state is firmly committed to a position of neutrality.
~ Tom C. Clark
If your religion doesn't respect the rights of other religions, it is lacking something.
~ Roger Ebert
I wasn't raised with a specific religion. I wasn't raised to judge people in any way.
~ Kristin Kreuk
Islam is a religion of justice and dignity, and we are taught to never keep silent when facing injustice, discrimination and double standards.
~ Tariq Ramadan
I want nothing to do with any religion concerned with keeping the masses satisfied to live in hunger, filth, and ignorance.
~ Jawaharlal Nehru
We shall find God in everything alike, and find God always alike in everything.
~ Meister Eckhart
I have sung for Americans of every political persuasion, and I am proud that I never refuse to sing to an audience, no matter what religion or color of their skin, or situation in life.
~ Pete Seeger
I could not comprehend the justice of that law, or that religion, which upholds or recognizes the principle of slavery.
~ Solomon Northup
Freedom of religion does not give you the right to physically or verbally assault people.
~ Jim C. Hines
At the end of time when God judges us humans, I just hope He remembers to judge Himself as well.
~ Indra Sinha, Animal's People