Thomas Jefferson Quotes

The purpose that brought the fourteenth amendment into being was equality before the law, and equality, not separation, was written into the law.

The word 'equality' shows up too much in our founding documents for anyone to pretend it's not the American way.

In our insistence upon equality of opportunity has our system advanced beyond all the world.

Whatever their degree of talent it is no measure of their rights.

Superior ability is not the exclusive possession of any one race or any one class.

But in view of the constitution, in the eye of the law, there is in this country no superior, dominant, ruling class of citizens. There is no caste here.

The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes.

I think the problem is, exceptional women will always succeed. But there are plenty of less-exceptional men who succeed. Until we get the less-exceptional women succeeding equally, we do not have full equality.

To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man.

Our constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.

Republicans many times can't get the words 'equality of opportunity' out of their mouths. Their lips do not form that way.

The Constitution, as originally drawn, made no reference to the fact that all Americans wre considered equal members of society.

Equality means nothing unless incorporated into the institutions.

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

The liberal ideal is that everyone should have fair access and fair opportunity. This is not equality of result. It's equality of opportunity. There's a fundamental difference.

Our Constitution is color blind and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens. The arbitrary separation of citizens, on the basis of race ... is a badge of servitude wholly inconsistent with civil freedom.

To realize democracy it is necessary to absolutely eliminate ... colour from all State and social policy, unless you would justify ... caste, wealth, rank, birth and education, as giving title to privileged treatment ...

It is simply a matter of treating each man, rich or poor, on his merits, and making him feel that at the White House, which is the Nation's property, all reputable citizens of the nation are sure of like treatment.

Secure to all … citizens a perfect equality of rights

Principles which united American liberals for generations, now divide me from some who seek equality of result and who sanction the preferences imposed by government to attain it.

If the spirit of equality means anything, it means like opportunity, and if we once lose like opportunity, we lose the only chance we have toward equality throughout the nation.

Equality ... is the result of human organization.... We are not born equal.

If one race be inferior to the other socially, the Constitution of the United States cannot put them on the same plane.

Our aim is a totally new and just constitutional dispension in which every inhabitant will enjoy equal rights, treatment and opportunity in every sphere of endeavour—constitutional, social and economic.

I recognize no rights but human rights—I know nothing of men's rights and women's rights.