I never doubted that equal rights was the right direction. Most reforms, most problems are complicated. But to me there is nothing complicated about ordinary equality.

American society will never completely understand the true meaning of equality.

We must recover the element of quality in our traditional pursuit of equality. We must not, in opening our schools to everyone, confuse the idea that all should have equal chance with the notion that all have equal endowments.

It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.

Among the best traitors Ireland has ever had, Mother Church ranks at the very top, a massive obstacle in the path to equality and freedom. She has been a force for conservatism... to ward off threats to her own security and influence.

As long as there is rape... there is not going to be any peace or justice or equality or freedom. You are not going to become what you want to become or who you want to become. You are not going to live in the world you want to live in.

The media says that equality for women has arrived, but if you look around, you still don't see girls playing guitars and having success with it.

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

Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.

Our society needs to recognize the unstoppable momentum toward unequivocal civil equality for every gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered citizen of this country.