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“The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality.”

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Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“Women will only have true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing up the next generation.”

“I think we have to keep working enormously hard to see that every single Indigenous child - every Australian child - has true equality of opportunity. Weve got to work harder at it. I think, you know, the heartland issue for us is the gap; the gap in life expectancy in this country.”

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Author:Quentin Bryce

“Most feminists in France came to feminism after '68 as a result of the hypocrisy they experienced in leftist movements. In these movements, where everyone believed there was going to be true equality, fraternity between men and women, and that together they were going to struggle against this rotten society, even there they noticed that the leftists, the militants, kept them "in their place." Women made the coffee while the others did the talking; they were the ones who typed the letters.”

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Author:Simone de Beauvoir

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”

Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.

“From a viable economy to the full funding of Headstart, from a clean environment to true equality for women, from a strong military to a commitment to racial brotherhood, from schools that are honored to streets free of excessive violence.”

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Author:Paul Tsongas

“The promise of equality is not the same as true equality.”

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Book:Lean In for Graduates

Source: Lean In for Graduates

“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed; We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal”

“For decades, this great leader, often at Dr. King’s side, was denied his rightful place in history because he was openly gay. No medal can change that, but today, we honor Bayard Rustin’s memory by taking our place in his march towards true equality, no matter who we are or who we love.”

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Author:Barack Obama

“Most important, [research on affirmative action] has completely failed to show that affirmative action ever closes the academic gap between minorities and whites. And failing in this, affirmative action also fails to help blacks achieve true equality with whites - the ultimate measure of which is parity in skills and individual competence. Without this underlying parity there can never be true equality in employment, income levels, rates of home ownership, educational achievement and the rest.”

“True equality means holding everyone accountable in the same way, regardless of race, gender, faith, ethnicity - or political ideology.”

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Author:Monica Crowley

“Look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin.”

“Mockery when done without prejudice or discretion, can be a form of respect. It's the closest we'll ever come to true equality.”

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Book:Apathy and Other Small Victories: A Novel

Source: Apathy and Other Small Victories: A Novel

“But really it’s condescending and patronizing not to make fun of someone because they’re old or stupid or crippled or morbidly obese. Banged up people don’t want your pity. They just want to be treated like everyone else. Mockery, when done without prejudice or discretion, can be a form of respect. It’s the closest we’ll ever come to true equality.”

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Book:Apathy and Other Small Victories: A Novel

Source: Apathy and Other Small Victories: A Novel