We are not supposed to be all equal. Let's just forget that. We are supposed to have equal rights under law. If we do that, we have done enough.
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Too often, we fall into the trap of thinking 'equal' means 'the same' and that we achieve equality by treating everyone identically.
All men are not created equal but should be treated as though they were under the law.
The whole idea of equal justice under law means that you've got to play by the rules. It has nothing to do with the underlying subject matter. You just tell the truth.
In the matter of justice, all should be equal in your eyes.
Equal justice means that there is not one set of rules for the powerful and another for everyone else.
Looking for equality everywhere is a huge mistake because equals are terrible and boring. But a sense of fairness and justice is a totally different thing and a much more complex thing.
We have talked long enough in this country about equal rights. It is time now to write the next chapter - and to write it in the books of law.
We are supposed to all be equal before the law, but we have a separate and distinct ruling class, and that is wrong.
The word 'equality' shows up too much in our founding documents for anyone to pretend it's not the American way.
We are all human beings and I believe that we all should have equal rights.