Equal rights can refer to:
- Equality before the law, when all people have the same rights
- Human rights, when such rights are held in common by all people
- Civil rights, when such rights are held in common by all citizens of a nation
- Women's rights, when such rights are held in common by both men and women
- Equal Rights Amendment, a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that intended to advance such a condition for women's rights
- Equal liberty
It can also refer to:
- Equal Rights (motto), motto of the state of Wyoming, USA
- Equal Rights (journal), a 1920s feminist journal
- Equal Rights (album), a 1977 reggae release by Peter Tosh
Famous quotes containing the words equal rights, equal and/or rights:
“The moment a mere numerical superiority by either states or voters in this country proceeds to ignore the needs and desires of the minority, and for their own selfish purpose or advancement, hamper or oppress that minority, or debar them in any way from equal privileges and equal rights—that moment will mark the failure of our constitutional system.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)
“The law is equal before all of us; but we are not all equal before the law. Virtually there is one law for the rich and another for the poor, one law for the cunning and another for the simple, one law for the forceful and another for the feeble, one law for the ignorant and another for the learned, one law for the brave and another for the timid, and within family limits one law for the parent and no law at all for the child.”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)
“The respect for human rights is one of the most significant advantages of a free and democratic nation in the peaceful struggle for influence, and we should use this good weapon as effectively as possible.”
—Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.)