(noun) The fact of being equal.
"The equal rights of man, and the happiness of every individual, are now acknowledged to be the only legitimate objects of government."
"There is nothing that can equal the treasure of so many shared memories."
"It is easy to proclaim all souls equal in the sight of God; it is hard to make men equal on earth in the sight of men."
"True friendship can exist only between equals."
"Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane."
"In this country we have no place for hyphenated Americans."
"If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart."
"I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit."
"Physically, emotionally, and mentally, we are all equal."
"He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman's daughter; so far we are equal."
"No-one is equal to anything. Even the same man is not equal to himself on different days."
"I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers."