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" Democracy matters because it reflects an idea of equality and an idea of liberty. It reflects an idea of dignity, the dignity of the individual, the idea that each individual should have an equal vote, an equal say, in the formation of their government. "

Rory Stewart

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Vote

Democracy

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" Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. "

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" All this talk of equality remains merely on paper. In real life, women are still bound by several psychological shackles and emotional boundaries imposed on them by their families and others. If a girl comes home late, she is asked 100 questions, whereas boys are not answerable for anything. And this prevails across segments. "

" Political democracy cannot last unless there lies at the base of it social democracy. What does social democracy mean? It means a way of life which recognizes liberty, equality and fraternity as the principles of life. "

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" If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals. "

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" Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary. "

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" I believe I've always been a big believer in equality. No one has ever been able to tell me I couldn't do something because I was a girl. "

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" Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights. It is founded on the natural equality of mankind. It is the cornerstone of the Christian religion. It is the first element of all lawful government upon earth. "

" The sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. "

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" Marriage equality is not a choice. It is a legal right. "

" I want to organize so that women see ourselves as people who are entitled to power, entitled to leadership. "

" The untold secret driving the obstruction to Obama's economic equality agenda is this: The opposition isn't really battling Big Government. The opposition is protecting an economic system that's putting more and more of the earned income out of reach for those aspiring to better themselves. "

" We in the Jewish community must ask ourselves what role we are going to play in changing policies and practices that discriminate against LGBT Americans. We have a special responsibility and civic duty to ensure that all Americans are treated with dignity and equality. "

" Give us equality of enjoyment, equal right to expansion - it is as necessary to our prosperity as yours. "

" Denying that the issue of marriage equality has changed is being on the wrong side of history and on the wrong side of love and commitment. "

" For forty years, I have devoted myself to the cause of the people's revolution with but one aim in view - the elevation of China to a position of freedom and equality among the nations. "

" China, as a nation, is a country under the one-party rule of the Communist Party, but it has introduced the market economy. As a country that is under the one-party rule of the Communist Party, normally what they should be seeking is equality of results. "

" True gender equality in Scotland - and elsewhere - is still some way off. "

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