Equality Quotes and Sayings

“Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings.” – Simone Weil

“To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in Alaska and being against snow.” – William Faulkner

“A gender-equal society would be one where the word ‘gender’ does not exist: where everyone can be themselves.” – Gloria Steinem

“What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens – whether people are of a different ethnicity or gender.” – Chinua Achebe

“The connection between women’s human rights, gender equality, socioeconomic development and peace is increasingly apparent.” – Mahnaz Afkhami

“The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.” – Aristotle

“Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyone’s responsibility.” – Ban Ki-moon

“Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.” – Kofi Annan

“The tears of the red, yellow, black, brown and white man are all the same.” – Martin H. Fischer

“We didn’t all come over on the same ship, but we’re all in the same boat.” – Bernard M. Baruch

“When equality is the aim, mediocrity is the result; when excellence is the aim, equality finds its true place.” – Dr. Idel Dreimer

“Just as modern mass production requires the standardization of commodities, so the social process requires standardization of man, and this standardization is called equality.” – Erich Fromm