Prosperity or egalitarianism - you have to choose. I favor freedom

Prosperity or egalitarianism – you have to choose. I favor freedom – you never achieve real equality anyway: you simply sacrifice prosperity for an illusion. – Mario Vargas Llosa

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We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others. – Will Rogers

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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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So what were talking about here is human rights. The right to live like a human. The right to live, period. And what were facing in Africa is an unprecedented threat to human dignity and equality. – Bono

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Just as modern mass production requires the standardization of commodities, so the social process requires standardization of man, and this standardization is called equality. – Erich Fromm

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Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened. – Billy Graham

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Let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we shall die. Isaiah 22:13 – Bible

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