Logo
Quote by Lionel Trilling
We who are liberal and progressive know that the poor are our equa

We who are liberal and progressive know that the poor are our equals in every sense except that of being equal to us. – Lionel Trilling

Other quotes by Lionel Trilling

There is no connection between the political ideas of our educated class and the deep places of the imagination. – Lionel Trilling

Category:
Imagination
Author
Lionel Trilling
Read Quote

Where misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpless to make oneself understood. – Lionel Trilling

Category:
Obscurity
Author
Lionel Trilling
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Equality
category

Equality of rights means that some people cannot simply impose obligations on others, for the moral agency and rights of those others would then be violated. – Tom G. Palmer

Category:
Equality

From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests you cannot subvert your neighbors rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own. – Carl Schurz

Category:
Equality

Candor is a compliment it implies equality. Its how true friends talk. – Peggy Noonan

Category:
Equality

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. – Martin Luther King, Jr.

Category:
Equality

Random Quotes

This latter day work is spiritual. It takes spirituality to comprehend it, to love it, to discern it. Therefore, seek the spirit in all you do. Keep it with you continually. That is our challenge. – Ezra Taft Benson

Category:
Spirituality

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers. – William James

Category:
Poverty

Im always hoping for the nights that are inspired where you almost have an out of body experience. – Dave Brubeck

Category:
Experience