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“Inequality has the natural and necessary effect, under the present circumstances, of materializing our upper class, vulgarizing our middle class, and brutalizing our lower class.”

Culture Natural Justice Class Middle Effects Circumstances Diversity Social Justice Inequality Middle Class Upper Class Lower Class

Book:Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold (Illustrated)

“The doctrine of equality! ... But there is no more venomous poison in existence: for it appears to be preached by justice itself, when it is actually the end of justice ... "Equality to the equal; inequality to the unequal" that would be true justice speaking: and its corollary, "never make the unequal equal".”

Ends Would Be Justice Existence Equal Doctrine Being True Inequality Poison Venomous Justice Equality True Justice

Book:Twilight of the Idols

Source: Twilight of the Idols

“Society cannot exist without inequality of fortunes and the inequality of fortunes could not subsist without religion. Whenever a half-starved person is near another who is glutted, it is impossible to reconcile the difference if there is not an authority who tells him to.”

Ifs Persons Differences Justice Half Impossible Authority Fortune Inequality Reconcile

Author:Napoleon Bonaparte

“It has been the struggle between privileged men who have managed to get hold of the levers of power and the people in general withtheir vague and changing aspirations for equality, for justice, for some kind of gentler brotherhood and peace, which has kept that balance of forces we call our system of government in equilibrium.”

Source: The Ground We Stand on: The History of a Political Creed

“Can one preach at home inequality of races and nations and advocate abroad good-will towards all men?”

Men Home Nations Justice Race Diversity Social Justice Equality Inequality Good Will

Book:Let the Record Speak

Source: Let the Record Speak