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Inferior Quotes

On equality, bias, and rejecting claims of inferiority.

These inferior quotes largely push back against the idea itself, stating plainly that no race is superior or inferior to another and challenging assumptions that once labeled women the inferior sex, themes also present in our judgment quotes collection.

Accordingly, one race is neither superior nor inferior to another.

Quotes by Walter Lang

To be a slaveholder meant one had to regard the African American as inferior in every way.

Quotes by Stephen Ambrose

I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot.

Quotes by Robert Green Ingersoll

To take refuge with an inferior is to betray one's self.

Quotes by Peter Nivio Zarlenga

Comparison Quotes

Elegance is inferior to virtue.

Mary Shelley

Italian football's different to Spanish and German, but it's only different and not inferior.

Quotes by Mario Gomez

I never realized until lately that women were supposed to be the inferior sex.

Quotes by Katharine Hepburn

One often has need of one, inferior to himself.

Quotes by Jean de La Fontaine

I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample underfoot.

Quotes by Horace Greeley

Emotion Quotes

Superior and inferior wage one hundred battles a day.

Quotes by Han Fei

The inferior complex is now extended to all Europe, save Nordics.

Quotes by Emanuel Celler

Frequently Asked Questions

Do these inferior quotes argue that some people are inferior?
No, the opposite; most quotes here explicitly reject the idea, affirming that no race or sex is truly inferior to another.
How do these quotes address historical racism?
One quote names slaveholding ideology directly, describing how it wrongly framed African Americans as inferior 'in every way,' presenting that view as a historical wrong rather than endorsing it.
Is gender addressed alongside race in this collection?
Yes, one quote reflects on the once-common assumption that women were the 'inferior sex,' treating that idea as something to be recognized and rejected.
What does the quote about elegance and virtue mean?
It ranks moral character above outward polish, suggesting that being virtuous matters more than appearing elegant or refined.
Are there related quotes about identity and equality?
Yes, browse our identity quotes collection for more reflections on how people define and defend who they are.

One quote names slaveholding ideology directly, describing how it falsely cast African Americans as inferior in every way, a piece of historical critique connected to our identity quotes page; another simply ranks elegance beneath virtue.