Quote by Leonard Boswell
The March on Washington affirmed our values as a people: equality

The March on Washington affirmed our values as a people: equality and opportunity for all. Forty-one years ago, during a time of segregation, these were an ideal. – Leonard Boswell

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The 9/11 Commission recently released their report, citing important changes which need to be made to improve our nations homeland security. I voiced my disappointment with the House leadership when this report was left until after the August recess for action. – Leonard Boswell

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We must ensure that every worker has healthcare and is able to save for their retirement. We must ensure that our workers have safe and health working conditions. – Leonard Boswell

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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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Equality

The Nordic countries are leading the way on womens equality, recognizing women as equal citizens rather than commodities for sale. – Johanna Siguroardottir

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Equality

In Canada, womens rights are a vital part of our effort to build a society of real equality – not just for some, but for all Canadians. A society in which women no longer encounter discrimination nor are shut out from opportunities open to others. – Paul Martin

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Equality

It will appear evident upon attentive consideration that equality of intellectual and physical advantages is the only sure foundation of liberty, and that such equality may best, and perhaps only, be obtained by a union of interests and cooperation in labor. – Francis Wright

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