Quotes about Equality

In the opening pages of Genesis, we see that our Trinitarian God made everything "good." The only thing that is not called "good" is that our first father, Adam, was alone. He had creation below him, and God above him, but no one alongside of him to walk as an equal.

Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.

There is something in us that refuses to be regarded as less than human. We are created for freedom.

The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme. & It is also in the interests of a tyrant to keep his people poor, so that they may not be able to afford the cost of protecting themselves by arms and be so occupied with their daily tasks that they have no time for rebellion.

What difference does it make whether the women rule or the rulers are ruled by the women?

Equals should be treated equally and unequals unequally.

It's every man's business to see justice done.

It is very good of Lord St. Simon to honour my head by putting it on a level with his own," said Sherlock Holmes, laughing.

A forced marriage is no marriage.

I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.

The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is why he made so many of them.