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Inequality can have a bad downside, but equality, for its part, su

Inequality can have a bad downside, but equality, for its part, sure does get in the way of coordination. – Mary Douglas

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Mormons… are so strong, they can handle wealth, they are confident. I think it is because they are not bogged down by rules for equality, but have a firmly defined system of relative status and responsible command. – Mary Douglas

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Equality
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Mary Douglas
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It is only partly true that religion does more harm than good in society. The community makes God into the image it wants, vengeful, or milky sweet, or scrupulously just, and so on. – Mary Douglas

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Religion
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Mary Douglas
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It seems true that the growth of science and secularism made organized Christianity feel under threat. – Mary Douglas

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Science
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Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance. – Kofi Annan

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The most important thing is the indigenous people are not vindictive by nature. We are not here to oppress anybody – but to join together and build Bolivia, with justice and equality. – Evo Morales

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Equality

It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy, which would be the case in a general state of equality. – Samuel Johnson

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Equality

Divine Justice demands that the rights of both sexes should be equally respected since neither is superior to the other in the eyes of Heaven. Dignity before God depends, not on sex, but on purity and luminosity of heart. Human virtues belong equally to all! – Abdul-Baha

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Selling drug secrets violates a trust that is fundamental to the integrity of both scientific research and our financial markets. – Charles Grassley

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To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other’s hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch of time. – Clara Ortega

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Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs the future, for which I have really worked, is mine. – Nikola Tesla

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