Here at Bored Panda, we love to chit-chat about lighthearted topics, like how cute otters are or our favorite video games. But sometimes, it’s also necessary to stop for a few minutes and ponder more serious matters. We’re not just animals that exist on this planet to have fun; we’re human beings with a responsibility to each other and ourselves.
From the battle for women’s empowerment to Black Lives Matter, equal rights have been a rallying cry for activists who believe everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity. While diversity exists in every society, it’s not always followed by equality. And even when a community is remarkably diverse, this doesn’t necessarily mean it is equal. Many equality quotes highlight these problems in society.
We need to talk about equality and bring about change. Only then can we build a world where everyone has access to equal opportunities to succeed, grow, and thrive. For decades, social movements and influential people have created slogans and quotes on equality.
They’re a form of protest art, often printed on posters, chanted at rallies, and painted on walls. Quotes on equality and justice can be powerful because they’re so simple: With just a few words, they encapsulate an idea that encourages people to join together in action.
There are many famous gender, racial, cultural, and LGBT equality quotes that are very powerful. So, here we are with some of the most renowned equality quotes from activists, politicians, philosophers, and great minds we should take a few moments to reflect on. Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and upvote the quotes that you find the most impactful.
#101
"Again, it may be said, that to love justice and equality the people need no great effort of virtue; it is sufficient that they love themselves." - Maximilien Robespierre
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#102
"Democratic principles are the result of equality of condition." - Mercy Otis Warren
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#103
"Until women learn to want economic independence, and until they work out a way to get this independence without denying themselves the joys of love and motherhood, it seems to me feminism has no roots." - Crystal Eastman
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#104
"I think at the heart of the pro-life movement is the idea that all people are created equal, endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights starting with life." - Mike Huckabee
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#105
"I want to work on respecting individuals' dignity. Equal rights, that's where my heart is. That means equal rights and benefits, and that's what we need." - Christine Gregoire
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#106
"When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we've really and truly arrived. Parity at last!" - Billie Jean King
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#107
"I live in America. I have the right to write whatever I want. And it's equaled by another right just as powerful: the right not to read it. Freedom of speech includes the freedom to offend people." - Brad Thor
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#108
"Unless a man is committed to the belief that all mankind are his brothers, then he labors in vain and hypocritically in the vineyards of equality." - Adam Clayton
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#109
"It will appear evident upon attentive consideration that equality of intellectual and physical advantages is the only sure foundation of liberty, and that such equality may best, and perhaps only, be obtained by a union of interests and cooperation in labor." - Frances Wright
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#110
"The demand for equal rights in every vocation of life is just and fair; but, after all, the most vital right is the right to love and be loved." - Emma Goldman
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#111
"All imaginable futures are not equally possible." - Kevin Kelly
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#112
"We who are liberal and progressive know that the poor are our equals in every sense except that of being equal to us." - Lionel Trilling
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#113
"Democracy not only requires equality but also an unshakable conviction in the value of each person, who is then equal." - Jeane Kirkpatrick
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#114
"The word 'equality' shows up too much in our founding documents for anyone to pretend it's not the American way." - Martha Plimpton
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#115
"We are a model country where gender equality is concerned." - Tarja Halonen
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#116
"In the 1960s we were fighting to be recognized as equals in the marketplace, in marriage, in education and on the playing field. It was a very exciting, rebellious time." - Marlo Thomas
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#117
"The best partnerships aren't dependent on a mere common goal but on a shared path of equality, desire, and no small amount of passion." - Sarah MacLean
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#118
"The most important thing is the indigenous people are not vindictive by nature. We are not here to oppress anybody - but to join together and build Bolivia, with justice and equality." - Evo Morales
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#119
"Equality and development will not be achieved however if peace is not understood from women's point of view." - Jenny Shipley
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#120
"The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality." - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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