Quote by Ignazio Silone
An earthquake achieves what the law promises but does not in pract

An earthquake achieves what the law promises but does not in practice maintain — the equality of all men. – Ignazio Silone

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In America everybody is of the opinion that he has no social superiors, since all men are equal, but he does not admit that he has no social inferiors, for, from the time of Jefferson onward, the doctrine that all men are equal applies only upwards, not downwards. – Bertrand Russell

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In science, all facts, no matter how trivial or banal, enjoy democratic equality. – Mary McCarthy

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A fundamentalist cant bring himself or herself to negotiate with people who disagree with them because the negotiating process itself is an indication of implied equality. – Jimmy Carter

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I dont believe in social equality, and they know it. – George Smathers

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