“A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.”
English Proverb
SolidarityShort Quotes
Equality Quotes
200 FAMOUS QUOTES · EQUALITY
Equality Quotes
Read 200 of the best equality quotes about human rights, gender equality, justice and dignity from Martin Luther King Jr., B.R. Ambedkar, Nelson Mandela, Malala Yousafzai, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and more
“First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out, because I was not a socialist. Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me.”
Martin Niemöller
Speaking UpSolidarity
“I am an invisible man. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.”
Ralph Ellison
Being SeenLiterature
“The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the colour-line.”
W. E. B. Du Bois
RacismHistory
“By God! I will accept nothing which all cannot have their counterpart of on the same terms.”
Walt Whitman
FairnessPoetry
“I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.”
Albert Einstein
RespectHumility
“I am a human being; nothing human is alien to me.”
Terence
Shared HumanityAncient Wisdom
“Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.”
Seneca
KindnessHumanity
“We were born to work together like feet, hands, and eyes, like the two rows of teeth, upper and lower.”
Marcus Aurelius
CooperationUnity
“Within the four seas, all men are brothers.”
Confucius
BrotherhoodUnity
“Our Constitution is colour-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.”
John Marshall Harlan
LawEqual Protection
“Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.”
Earl Warren
EducationCivil Rights
“A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.”
Melinda Gates
Women's VoicesStrength
“Fair play's a jewel.”
English Proverb
FairnessShort Quotes
“We must scrupulously guard the civil rights and civil liberties of all citizens, whatever their background.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Civil RightsLiberty
“To bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance.”
George Washington
Religious FreedomTolerance
“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.”
Audre Lorde
SolidarityWomen's Rights
“Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another.”
Desmond Tutu
DiversityInterdependence
“In diversity there is beauty and there is strength.”
Maya Angelou
DiversityStrength
“Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.”
Stephen Covey
DiversityTeamwork
“Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.”
Cesar Chavez
CultureRespect
“Sí, se puede. (Yes, we can.)”
Dolores Huerta
EmpowermentShort Quotes
“Treat all men alike. Give them all the same law. Give them all an even chance to live and grow.”
Chief Joseph
FairnessEqual Opportunity
“Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children.”
Sitting Bull
Future GenerationsUnity
“The arc of the moral universe is a long one; I cannot calculate the curve, but from what I see I am sure it bends towards justice.”
Theodore Parker
JusticeHope