Equality Quotes

The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law. (Aristotle, 384-322 b.c.)

At the root of the American Negro problem is the necessity of the American white man to find a way of living with the Negro in order to be able to live with himself. (James Baldwin, 1924-1987)

His Lordship may compel us to be equal upstairs, but there will never be equality in the servants' hall. (James M. Barrie, 1860-1937)

Before God we are all equally wise – equally foolish. (Albert Einstein, 1879-1955)

Though all men are made of one metal, yet they were not cast all in the same mold. (Thomas Fuller, 1608-1681)

Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself. (William D. Howells, 1837-1920)

That all men are equal is a proposition to which at ordinary times no same individual has ever given his assent. (Aldous Huxley, 1894-1963)

All animals are created equal – but some animals are created more equal than others. (George Orwell, 1903-1950)

Idiots are always in favor of inequality of income (their only change of eminence), and the really great in favor of equality. (George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950)

Wherever there is great property, there is great inequality, for one very rich man, thee must be at least five hundred poor. (Adam Smith, 1723-1790)

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