“In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread.” WellsLawPeaceWealthJusticeSleepPoorPovertyRichStreetsAngerEqualityStealingBreadBridgesRich And PoorMajesticRich PoorLaw And JusticeBreaking The LawJuristsRiches And PoorsLaw BreakingObeying The LawEquality Under The LawMajestic Beauty Author:Anatole France
“In a composite Nation like ours, made up of almost every variety of the human family, there should be, as before the Law, no rich, no poor, no high, no low, no black, no white, but one country, one citizenship equal rights and a common destiny for all. A government that cannot or does not protect the humblest citizen in his right to life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness, should be reformed or overthrown, without delay.” ShouldHumansDoeMadeCountryGovernmentLawNationsBlackWhitePoorCommonLibertyDestinyRichRightsCitizensProtectEqualLowsEqualityPursuitVarietyCitizenshipDelayEqual RightsPursuit Of HappinessRight To LifeHuman FamilyCompositesLife Liberty And The Pursuit Of Happiness Author:Frederick Douglass
“I do not think everyone is created equal. In fact, I know they're not. [The Constitution] means that everyone should have the same laws as everyone else. It doesn't mean that everyone's as smart or as cute or as lucky as everyone else.” ThinkingKnowsShouldMeanFactsLawLuckyEqualSmartShould HaveConstitutionEqualityCute Author:Fran Lebowitz
“In theory we are all equal before the law. In practice, there are overwhelming privileges that come with winning the birth lottery.” LawWinningPracticeTheoryBirthEqualPrivilegeEqualityInequalityOverwhelmingLottery Book:Fanatics & Fools: How Politicians are Betraying the American People Source: Fanatics & Fools: How Politicians are Betraying the American People
“until ... the promiscuous woman is recognized, not only in law but in public opinion, as being neither better nor worse than the promiscuous man, equality has not been won in the moral sphere.” MenLawMoralOpinionEqualitySpheresPublic OpinionIn-lawsPromiscuous Author:Alison Roberta Noble Neilans