Henry Becque Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"The defect of equality is that we only desire it with our superiors."

by:	Henry Becque (1837-1899) French dramatist
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Categories:	Equality, Theft
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what a wonderful thought to start the day with - smiled all the way to work!!! -- helen, london uk
For the love of money is the root of all evil. -- Howard, Bangkok
I suppose if one looks at equality in those terms the statement is true but to me there is a whole lot more important things to desire than equality to my boss. -- Anon
The love of money may be the root of all evil but the lack of money runs it a close second. -- jim k, Austin
It is one of our most animal instincts to want more than we deserve; and Athens is becoming quite the jungle. -- Justin, Elkland
I guess it is all in how equality is defined. I have a dream of all being equal before the law. Materialism, caste societies, etc. would define the equality of the quote. -- Mike, Norwalk
Good dream Mike. Presently equality is defined by your bank account and your influence. -- RBESRQ
P.s. Read George Orwell's "Animal Farm" -- RBESRQ
Robert, your comment is very sad but true. -- Mike, Norwalk
"ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS" ;-) I I would be interested in how a 'progressive liberal' like RBE would interpret the book Animal Farm -- if that isn't progressive liberalism at work, I don't know what is! -- E Archer, NYC