“In the authoritarian philosophy the concept of equality does not exist. The authoritarian character may sometimes use the word equality either conventionally or because it suits his purposes. But it has no real meaning or weight for him, since it concerns something outside the reach of his emotional experience. For him the world is composed of people with power and those without it, of superior ones and inferior ones. On the basis of his sado-masochistic strivings, he experiences only domination or submission, but never solidarity. Differences, whether of sex or race, to him are necessarily signs of superiority or inferiority. A difference which does not have this connotation is unthinkable to him.”
“A smart city is a city where humans, trees, birds and other animals can grow with all their glories, imperfections, freedom, and creativity. They are not just cities of technology but cities of love, life, beauty, dignity, freedom and equality.”
“No-one is equal to anything. Even the same man is not equal to himself on different days.”
“Bigotry, hate, bullying, perversion and discrimination must never be considered to be human rights, because if we do, then we will never in a million years be able to instill real justice, equality and acceptance in the human society.”
“Women need to keep asking for what they’re worth, and leaders need to make sure women are paid the same, whether they ask for it or not.”
“Yes, we must all be guarded by equal rights from one another s greed, because we are fallen. Just as we must all wear clothes for the same reason. But the naked body should be there underneath the clothes, ripening for the day when we shall need them no longer. Equality is not the deepest thing, you know.”
“Equality guards life; it doesn t make it. It is medicine, not food.”
“Remember, it takes courage, vulnerability, and humility to admit what you don’t know and experiment with new behaviors.”
“Freedom of speech is a fallacy, it is not absolute. It can be hailed absolute only if the person possessing it, has the conscience to distinguish the right from the wrong, justice from injustice, acceptance from discrimination.”
“Indeed, having the privilege of connecting and engaging with other people from different walks of life, different nationalities and different race, I became more than convinced that human beings are just human beings. You will either find someone who s good or bad, black or white. And so, there s nothing like superior or inferior in the human race as the world may want us to believe.”
“Într-o lume de neînțeles, mereu schimbătoare, masele atinseseră punctul în care puteau crede, în același timp, orice sau nimic, când ele gândeau că totul este posibil și că nimic nu e adevărat. Amestecul era destul de ciudat, întru-cât demonstra sfârșitul iluziei că naivitatea era o slăbiciune a spiritelor primitive nebănuitoare, iar cinismul reprezenta viciul unor minți superioare și rafinate.”
“To gain the supreme victory, it is necessary, for one thing, that by and through their natural differentiation men and women unequivocally affirm their brotherhood.”
“There are always those who aspire to deprive minorities of their equality and civil rights. They NEVER sleep – they wait for an opportunity to realize their aspirations – and those minorities who stop being willing to demonstrate timeously that they are willing to fight for their rights, are destined to lose them.”
“Rights are nobody s ancestral possession to be gifted to you - you must manifest them in your footsteps and turn yourself into an indomitable, humane and titanic force of nature.”
“We have become such an EQUAL society that people especially media thinks a thousand times before calling a woman a Liar even if SHE IS but doesn t think even once before calling a man pervert, molester, rapist, eve teaser even if HE IS NOT! Thanks to Feminists!!”
“Only with freedom can we build a society with equality as the backbone and conscience as the nerve center.”
“There is more than one way to be Kluxed, and we need to think about ourselves and the kind of people we elect into public office.”