“The thirst for equality can express itself either as a desire to draw everyone down to one's level, or to raise oneself and everyone else up.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“We need to guarantee equal rights and civil rights and say that, here in America, workers have the right to organize - women have the right to choose - and justice belongs to everyone regardless of race or gender or sexual orientation.”
Senator John Kerry
“All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of the laws”
Voltaire
“Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.”
Socrates
“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
“Equal rights for all, special privileges for none”
Thomas Jefferson
“The demand for equal rights in every vocation of life is just and fair; but, after all, the most vital right is the right to love and be loved.”
Emma Goldman
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