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“Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal.”

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Book:Politics

Source: Politics

“Women should not weaken their cause by impracticable demands. Make no claim which could not be won in a reasonable time. Take onestep at a time, get a good foothold in it and advance carefully.”

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Author:Jane Swisshelm

“A claim for equality of material position can be met only by a government with totalitarian powers.”

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Author:Friedrich August von Hayek

“If any man claims the Negro should be content... let him say he would willingly change the color of his skin and go to live in the Negro section of a large city. Then and only then has he a right to such a claim.”

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Book:Make Gentle the Life of the World: The Vision of Robert F. Kennedy

Source: Make Gentle the Life of the World: The Vision of Robert F. Kennedy

“As many political writers have pointed out, commitment to political equality is not an empirical claim that people are clones.”

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Author:Steven Pinker

“I do not think, sir, you have any right to command me, merely because you are older than I, or because you have seen more of the world than I have; your claim to superiority depends on the use you have made of your time and experience.”

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Book:Jane Eyre

Source: Jane Eyre

“Modern equalitarian societies whether democratic or authoritarian in their political forms, always base themselves on the claim that they are making life happier. Happiness thus becomes the chief political issue -- in a sense, the only political issue -- and for that reason it can never be treated as an issue at all.”

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Book:The Immediate Experience: Movies, Comics, Theatre & Other Aspects of Popular Culture

Source: The Immediate Experience: Movies, Comics, Theatre & Other Aspects of Popular Culture