Until…

Until justice is blind to color, until education is unaware of race, until opportunity is unconcerned with the color of men’s skin, Emancipation will be a Proclamation but not a fact.
—    President Lyndon B. Johnson
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On This Day In:
2015	Or Infinitesimal
2014	I’ve Looked At Clouds
2013	Undiscovered Ocean
2012	Feeling Old? (Part 2)
2011	What About Freedom?

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Lacking

Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.
—    Marilyn Monroe
[This quote was originally found on one of the blogs I follow, maintained by Deodatta Shenai-Khatkhate:  Deo Volente   at: (http://dshenai.wordpress.com/)
The actual post is:  http://dshenai.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/interesting-quotes-by-marilyn-monroe/
Thanks, Deo!    —    kmab]
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On This Day In:
2012	So Small A Thing
2011	Is Your Time Valuable?

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We Are

Democracy means not “I am as good as you are,” but “You are as good as I am.”
—   Theodore Parker
[Before the law and in the eyes of God…    —    kmab]
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On This Day In:
2012	Utopian
2011	Seen Any Black Swans Lately?

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Equal = Equal

It may be that men are not equal in all respects, but they are all equally men.
—    Hugh Gaitskell
[Nowadays, you would have to substitute “men” with “persons”, but the quote remains correct.    —    KMAB]
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On This Day In:
2012	Still Growing
2011	Are We Still At War With The Poor?

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