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Topic·Equality✕clear
American Revolutionary Period1 quote
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. — Declaration of Independence · 1776
Ancient World1 quote
Have no friends who are not of equal (moral) caliber. — Confucius · 221 BC
Classical antiquity1 quote
For if liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in the government to the utmost. — Aristotle · 350 BC
Old Testament Era1 quote
One man ruleth over another to his own hurt. — Ecclesiastes 8:9 · 931 BC