Equal Footing

Famous quotes containing the words equal and/or footing:

“Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings.”
—Simone Weil (1909–1943)

“As a tiger may lose its footing on soft ground, so people may be tripped up by sweet words.”
—Chinese proverb.