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More countries have understood that womens equality is a prerequis

More countries have understood that womens equality is a prerequisite for development. – Kofi Annan

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Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development. – Kofi Annan

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Education
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Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family. – Kofi Annan

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Education
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If information and knowledge are central to democracy, they are conditions for development. – Kofi Annan

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Equality
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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

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood. – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Equality

Republican patience with how unionism deals with the political institutions, and with key issues like equality and human rights, will be tested because, obviously, there will be a battle a day on these matters. So lets face up to all of this with our eyes wide open. – Gerry Adams

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Equality

The bill neither confers nor abridges the rights of anyone but simply declares that in civil rights there shall be equality among all classes of citizens and that all alike shall be subject to the same punishment. – Lyman Trumbull

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Equality

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Well, I think any time you delve into this sort of religion, politics, as you well know, youre going to, you know, touch a few nerves. I wasnt – now – and this is the honest truth. – Mel Gibson

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The qualities that get a man into power are not those that lead him, once established, to use power wisely. – Lyman Bryson

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That is the land of lost content, I see it shining plain, the happy highways where I went and cannot come again. – A.E. Housman

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