“So far as the object of taxation is to raise a revenue for discharging the debts and defraying the expenses of the community, its operation should be adapted as much as possible to suit the burden with equal hand upon all in proportion with their ability of bearing it without oppression.” ShouldHandsCommunityAbilityObjectsEqualRaisesBurdenDebtOppressionSuitsOperationsProportionExpensesTaxationRevenueAdapted Book:John Quincy Adams, 1767-1848; chronology, documents, bibliographical aids Source: John Quincy Adams, 1767-1848; chronology, documents, bibliographical aids
“What we need to do is raise the minimum wage. We also need to hold onto equal pay. Women work for 76 cents on the dollar for the same work that men do. That's not right in America.” MenNeedsAmericaPayEqualRaisesDollarsCentsMinimumMinimum WageEqual Pay Author:John F. Kerry
“He who calls in the aid of an equal understanding doubles his own; and he who profits by a superior understanding raises his powers to a level with the height of the superior standing he unites with.” UnderstandingLevelsAdviceEqualStandingRaisesProfitAidsSuperiorsHeight Author:Edmund Burke
“Religion is for the man in humble life, and to raise his nature, and to put him in mind of a state in which the privileges of opulence will cease, when he will be equal by nature, and may be more than equal by virtue.” MenMindMayStatesReligionVirtueHe ManEqualRaisesPrivilegeHumbleCeaseOpulence Book:The works and correspondence of...Edmund Burke Source: The works and correspondence of...Edmund Burke
“In considering the ledger equal, understand the greatest gift you have given your parents is the opportunity to raise you. The things a child gets from parents can't compare to the things a parent gets from raising a child. Only by experiencing this can you understand the degree to which children give meaning to parents' lives.” GivingChildrenOpportunityGivenParentEqualDegreesRaisesCompareConsideringRaising ChildrenGreatest Gifts Author:Frank Pittman
“You know, my father was a great encouragement for me because he spoke out for women's rights, he spoke out for girl's education. And at that time I said that why should I wait for someone else, why should I be looking to the government, to the army that they would help us? Why don't I raise my voice, why don't we speak up for our rights?” KnowsShouldSaidHelpingWisdomGovernmentGirlFatherSpeakWaitingVoiceCommunityLeadershipJusticeEducationHistoryRightsViolenceEqualEthicsEncouragementArmyRaisesStrategyHuman RightsIndividualityTerrorismIdeologySpokesFree SpeechShould IWomens RightsEqual RightsCivilityDisobedienceSpeaks OutCivil Disobedience Author:Malala Yousafzai
“By keeping labor supply down, immigration policy tends to keep wages high. Let us underline this basic principle: Limitation of the supply of any grade of labor relative to all other productive factors can be expected to raise its wage rate; and increase in supply will, other things being equal, tend to depress wage rates.” PrinciplesPolicyEqualLaborIncreaseRaisesRateExpectedImmigrationFactorsLimitationGradesProductiveRelativeDepressingWagesBasic PrinciplesBeing EqualImmigration Policy Author:Paul Samuelson
“I think what Lawrence did was provide an assurance that gay and lesbian couples could live openly in society as free people and start families and raise families and participate fully in their communities without fear. And two things flowed from that, I think. One is that has brought us to the point where we understand now in a way even that we did not fully understand in Lawrence, that gay and lesbian people and gay and lesbian couples are full and equal members of the community.” PeopleThinkingWayTwoCommunityCoupleGayEqualMembersRaisesTwo ThingsAssurance Author:Donald Verrilli Jr.
“Things are very rudimentary as far as women's rights really go here, and it seems fine, but once you start scraping the surface, you start to see the ripple effect of how not having equal rights is so detrimental and how many mothers are single parents trying to raise their families.” TryingSeemsMotherParentRightsEffectsFineEqualRaisesSurfaceWomens RightsEqual RightsRippleDetrimentalSingle ParentRipple EffectScraping Author:Patricia Arquette
“I don't know if I ever mentioned back in 2002 we fought our way into a governor's debate in Massachusetts where, you know, this was televised and I articulated our usual agenda: cut the military, put the dollars into true security here at home, provide healthcare as a human right, raise wages which needed to be living wages, green our energy system, equal marriage? - we were the only ones talking about it back in 2002.” IfsKnowsWayHumansHomeEnergyTalkingCuttingSecurityMilitaryNeededEqualRaisesGreenDollarsDebateAgendasUsualHealthcareGovernorsWagesMassachusettsLiving Wage Author:Jill Stein
“In my first 100 days, I'll work with both parties to make the biggest investment in good-paying jobs in decades. We'll also raise the minimum wage - a big deal for the nearly two-thirds of minimum-wageworkers who are women. And we'll give women the tools they need to fight for equal pay. This isn't just a "women's issue"т - it's an issue every American should care about, no matter their gender.” NeedsGivingShouldFirstsTwoMatterBigsCareJobsFightingDealsPartyPayIssuesEqualToolsThirdsRaisesInvestmentGenderDecadesMinimumBig DealMinimum WageEqual Pay Author:Hillary Clinton
“President Obama's proposal to raise the top rate to 39 percent is equal to the rate under President Clinton in the 1990s when Wall Street reached record high levels and the economy produced lots of jobs.” JobsPresidentLevelsEconomyRecordsStreetsWallEqualPercentRaisesClintonRatePresident ObamaProposalHigh LevelPresident Clinton Author:Juan Williams