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Equality, in a philosophic sense, does not imply similarity or even likeness; one thing may be equal to another, or a number of others, and still be unlike them all.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
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gutenberg.orgEquality, in a philosophic sense, does not imply similarity or even likeness; one thing may be equal to another, or a number of others, and still be unlike them all.
She clarifies that equality does not mean similarity, highlighting the complexity of equality.
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