The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men are created different; they lose their social freedom and their individual autonomy in seeking to become like each other.

Quote by David Riesman

Topics: Equality Quotes, Freedom Quotes, Men Quotes

The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men...

The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men...

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the...

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the...

If you want to get out of medicine the fullest enjoyment, be students all your...

If you want to get out of medicine the fullest enjoyment, be students all your...

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the...

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the...

Why, I ask, isn't it possible that advertising as a whole is a fantastic fraud,...

Why, I ask, isn't it possible that advertising as a whole is a fantastic fraud,...

Why, I ask, isn't it possible that advertising as a whole is a fantastic fraud,...

Why, I ask, isn't it possible that advertising as a whole is a fantastic fraud,...

Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing...

Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing...

Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that...

Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that...

The assertion that all men are created equal was of no practical use in effecting...

The assertion that all men are created equal was of no practical use in effecting...

There, right in the midst of our lives, is that which satisfies the craving for...

There, right in the midst of our lives, is that which satisfies the craving for...

They that know no evil will suspect none.

They that know no evil will suspect none.

The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with...

The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with...

Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than...

Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than...

The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting...

The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting...

There is nothing permanent except change.

There is nothing permanent except change.

To change and to change for the better are two different things.

To change and to change for the better are two different things.

Genuine equality between the sexes can only be realized in the process of the socialist...

Genuine equality between the sexes can only be realized in the process of the socialist...

Equality, rightly understood as our founding fathers understood it, leads to liberty and to the...

Equality, rightly understood as our founding fathers understood it, leads to liberty and to the...

It is the mark of the cultured man that he is aware of the fact...

It is the mark of the cultured man that he is aware of the fact...

Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons.

Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons.

The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade...

The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade...

All men seek one goal : success or happiness. The only way to achieve true...

All men seek one goal : success or happiness. The only way to achieve true...