~Equality.~--Whether I be the grandest genius on earth in a single thing,
and that single thing earthy, or the poor peasant who, behind his plow,
whistles for want of thought, I strongly suspect it will be all one when
I pass to the Competitive Examination yonder! On the other side of the
grave a Raffael's occupation may be gone as well as a
plowman's.--_Bulwer-Lytton._
All the religions known in the world are founded, so far as they relate
to man, or the unity of man, as being all of one degree. Whether in
heaven or in hell, or in whatever state man may be supposed to exist
hereafter, the good and the bad are the only distinctions.--_Thomas
Paine._
By the law of God, given by him to humanity, all men are free, are
brothers, and are equals.--_Mazzini._
The circle of life is cut up into segments. All lines are equal if they
are drawn from the centre and touch the circumference.--_Bulwer-Lytton._