Kevin Rudd Quotes

We are building together a nation in which there are no second-class Australians.

For much of the latter part of the 20th century, Australia seemed to be opening up to something large and good. It believed itself a generous country, the land of the 'fair go.'

I am proud of my country. But we need to unite to make a unified India, free of communalism and casteism. We need to build India into a land of equal opportunity for all. We can be a truly great nation if we set our sights high and deliver to the people the fruits of continued growth, prosperity and equal opportunity.

You cannot say you've achieved equality until EVERYONE is equal and has equal opportunities!

I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.

Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people.

We must restore the emotional relationship that people have to the idea of America, that no matter where you come from, no matter where you live, that you have access to the same opportunities that somebody who is born in privilege.

The pure connecting factor is that those of us who describe ourselves as feminists want equal rights for all people.

We hold the view that all men are created equal." Now, what did they mean by that? Did they mean, my friends, to say that all men were created equal and that that meant that any one man was born to inherit $10 billion and that another child was to be born to inherit nothing? Did that mean, my friends, that someone would come into this world without having had an opportunity, of course, to have hit one lick of work, should be born with more than it and all of its children and children's children could every dispose of, but that another one would have to be born into a life of starvation?

This is one country. It has become that way because all people who have come here had an equal right to develop their talent.

Here in the U.K., our government is committed to building a society that works for everyone - not just a privileged few. We must do exactly the same abroad.

Democrats believe in a New South because no matter your race, immigration status, income, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, we all have the same aspirations for high-quality education, jobs, neighborhoods, health care, and retirement.

I want my kids to grow up in a world where everybody gets a fair shot.

I've always been bothered by systems that don't work for everybody. It doesn't mean we're all equal. I am not naive about that. But we should have a more inclusive society.

I think if we could just level the playing field in life as much as possible, then we'd all be in a much better place.

The deadly Hydra now is the hydra of Equality. Liberty, Equality and Fraternity is the three-fanged serpent.

There must be equality of all men before God and in a democratic society. Now that's one of the great achievements.

Equity is the only acceptable goal

I'm going to fight as hard as I can to make sure people have the futures that they deserve here in America.

My whole life has been about equal rights and opportunities. For me it really goes back to the health of mind, body and soul.

What those people who ask for equality have in mind is always an increase in their own power to consume.

The idea of freedom is quite in accord with a general, though vague, sentiment among us; it is an idea of fair play, of giving everyone a chance; and nothing arouses more general and active indignation among our people than the belief that some one or some class is not getting a fair chance.

I consider myself to be blessed. I have a family that is a mix of different religions and different ethnicities. I hope everyone can look beyond the bikini or beyond the whole beauty pageant stereotype of Miss USA, and realize that what I'm doing is more significant than just that. It represents the United States as a country of opportunity, where you can do anything you want to, and ethnicity and religion cannot stop you.