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I joined the Labour party because I believed in equality, in freed

I joined the Labour party because I believed in equality, in freedom of speech and in tolerance, compassion and understanding for people, irrespective of their background and views. In whatever I decide to do in the future I will hold to those principles. – Geoff Hoon

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I think anyone about to leave one job not surprisingly would use their knowledge, their experience, their skills drawn from their previous positions to try and earn a living in the future. Thats what happens in all interviews. – Geoff Hoon

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In America everybody is of 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, Unpopular Essays, 1950

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Looking back, there is nothing wrong with that peace, love and equality that the hippies espoused. In many ways, we have regressed because they were into organic food, back to nature, make love not war, be good to all men, share and share alike – which is what many are talking about now. – Imelda Staunton

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Ive always been hopeful about Scotlands prospects. And I now believe more than ever that Scotland is within touching distance of achieving independence and equality. – Sean Connery

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In a society in which equality is a fact, not merely a word, words of racial or sexual assault and humiliation will be nonsense syllables. – Catharine MacKinnon

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Look at the rainbow, and praise him who made it; it is exceedingly beautiful in its brightness. It encircles the sky with its glorious arc; the hands of the Most High have stretched it out. – Bible, Ecclesiasticus (Apocrypha) 43:11-12

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