Equality is the right of different groups of people to have a similar social position and receive the same treatment. Equality is about ensuring that every individual has an equal opportunity to make the most of their lives and talents. It is also the belief that no one should have poorer life chances because of who they are. May these Equality Quotes On Success inspire you to take action so that you may live your dreams.
1. “We came equals into this world, and equals shall we go out of it.” George Mason
2. “Equality is the soul of liberty; there is, in fact, no liberty without it.” Frances Wright
3. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” Martin Luther King Jr.
4. “Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.” Rosa Parks
5. “Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values.” Ellen DeGeneres
6. “I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one ‘race’ – the human race – and that we are all members of it.” Margaret Atwood
7. “Until we get equality in education, we won’t have an equal society.” Sonia Sotomayor
8. “If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.” J. K. Rowling
9. “If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.” John F. Kennedy
10. “No advance in wealth, no softening of manners, no reform or revolution has ever brought human equality a millimeter nearer.” George Orwell
11. “Don’t be in a hurry to condemn because he doesn’t do what you do or think as you think or as fast. There was a time when you didn’t know what you know today.” Malcolm X
12. “Martin Luther King, Jr. didn’t carry just a piece of cloth to symbolize his belief in racial equality; he carried the American flag.” Adrian Cronauer
13. “We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.” Will Rogers
14. “We did not all come over on the same ship, but we are all in the same boat.” Bernard Baruch
15. “I speak not for myself but for those without voice, those who have fought for their rights… their right to live in peace, their right to be treated with dignity, their right to equality of opportunity, their right to be educated.” Malala Yousafzai
16. “In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. And in order to treat some persons equally, we must treat them differently.” Harry A. Blackmun
17. “The history of the past is but one long struggle upward to equality.” Elizabeth Cady Stanton
18. “From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbour’s rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own.” Carl Shurz
19. “Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” Albert Camus
20. “One of the things about equality is not just that you be treated equally to a man, but that you treat yourself equally to the way you treat a man.” Marlo Thomas
21. “The many factors which divide us are actually much more superficial than those we share. Despite all of the things that differentiate us – race, language, religion, gender, wealth and so on – we are all equal concerning our fundamental humanity.” Dalai Lama
22. “Women will only have true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing up the next generation.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg
23. “The defect of equality is that we only desire it with our superiors.” Henry Becque
24. “The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.” Chief Joseph
25. “All men are created equal, it is only men themselves who place themselves above equality.” David Allan Coe
26. “There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color, or religion.” Malala Yousafzai
27. “Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.” Kofi Annan
28. “Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings.” Simone Well
29. “We are not supposed to be all equal. Let’s just forget that. We are supposed to have equal rights under law. If we do that, we have done enough.” Ben Stein
30. “A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both.” Milton Friedman
31. “No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men.” Muhammad Ali Jinnah
32. “Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions – it only guarantees equality of opportunity.” Irving Kristol
33. “You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.” Arthur Ashe
34. “People are pretty much alike. It’s only that our differences are more susceptible to definition than our similarities.” Linda Ellerbee
35. “Equality is not in regarding different things similarly, equality is in regarding different things differently.” Tom Robbins
I hope you enjoyed these Equality Quotes On Success. Do let us know which one was your favorite in the comments section below.
