They are rooted in the principle of equality before the law, whereby the least of us can be protected from the most powerful.

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As we mark the 100th anniversary of Rosa Parks's birth, we celebrate the life of a genuine American hero and remind ourselves that although the principle of equality has always been self-evident, it has never been self-executing.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

On the contrary, they insist, it is those who do not accept the legitimacy of a Jewish state who undermine the principle of equality, by denying to the Jews the right of self-determination they extend to others.

ECONOMIST: Israel

Let's hope the Justices seize this new opportunity to issue an unambiguous affirmation of the American principle of racial equality.

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"The principle of greater equality in the value of each vote is at the heart of this boundary review, " Mr Lansley told MPs.

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The state plays an essential role as defender of this principle, setting standards and norms that guarantee quality and equality of opportunity.

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But no country, until now, has sought to enshrine the principle of positive discrimination, let alone equality, in its constitution.

ECONOMIST: France

The other is the unity (and moral equality) of the entire human race, a bedrock principle of liberalism.

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