James Connolly Quotes

I do know that God created us equal and we're not living up to it.

To abolish class distinctions means abolishing a part of yourself.

You cannot write-off someone and consider them inferior in any way based on how much money they make.

We live in a world where equality is pretty important.

I don't believe in social equality, and they know it.

It's annoying, but justice and equality are mates. Aren't they? Justice always wants to hang out with equality. And equality is a real pain.

Equality is the soul of liberty; there is, in fact, no liberty without it.

On the battlefield, there is no distinction between upper and lower class.

He that despises his neighbor's happiness because he wears a worsted cap or a leather apron, he that struts immeasurably above the lower size of the people, and pretends to adjust the rights of the men by the distinctions of fortune

Excessive economic and social disparity between individuals and peoples of the one human race is a source of scandal and militates against social justice, equity, human dignity, as well as social and international peace.

Choose equality …. Inequality has the natural and necessary effect … of materializing our upper class, vulgarizing our middle class, and brutalizing our lower class.

Is the Jew a man? He is bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh, my fellow; and he shall not, if I can prevent it, be a slave! I demand for him equal rights and privileges, and a place within the pale of the Constitution!" Let all the people say, Even so, AMEN!

No one has yet been found resolute enough in dogmatizing to deny that Nature made man equal; that society has destroyed this equality is a truth not more incontrovertible.

I just believe in standing up for people and against discrimination. I consider myself an advocate for human rights.

For me, justice is the prime condition of humanity.

And every human being is precious.

No life's worth more than any other, no sister worth less than any brother.

Subordination tends greatly to human happiness. Were we all upon an equality, we should have no other enjoyment than mere animal pleasure.

Marcus Garvey does not give a snap for anything human but justice, and that which is based upon righteousness.

Human and moral factors must always be considered. They must never be missing from policies and from public discussion.

There is no justice in social justice, and there is no equality in social equality.

I reject absolutely the idea that people should know their place, and know their class.

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

Our moral, religious, and political traditions are united in their respect for the dignity of human life.

My heart is committed to giving everyone the same rights that I deserve for myself.