Quotes for All
Stronger than all the armies is an idea thats time has come. … The time has come for equality of opportunity in sharing in government, in education, and in employment. It will not be stayed or denied. It is here! Everett Dirksen
We know that equality of individual ability has never existed and never will, but we do insist that equality of opportunity still must be sought. Franklin D. Roosevelt
We are also further than ever from equality of opportunity. Ferdinand Mount
Equality of opportunity is freedom, but equality of outcome is repression. Dick Feagler
Equality of opportunity is an equal opportunity to prove unequal talents. David Samuel, 3rd Viscount Samuel
A fair and just society offers equality of opportunity to all. But it cannot promise, and should not try to enforce, sameness. Christina Hoff Sommers
Meritocracy is our social ideal, particularly among good liberals. Equality of opportunity, but not of outcome. Not evaluating people by their [outside] features, but by their innate talent and drive. Chris Hayes
I don’t believe in creating dynastic wealth. I don’t really believe that in a society that aspires to be meritocratic and that believes in equality of opportunity – my kids have had advantage over 99 percent of the kids in the country. Bill Gates
The aim of life is no more to control the mind, but to develop it harmoniously; not to achieve salvation here after, but to make the best use of it here below; and not to realise truth, beauty and good only in contemplation, but also in the actual experience of daily life; social progress depends … Read more
Equal opportunity is good, but special privilege is better. Anna Chennault