“Nor, do I believe in inequalities between human beings. We are all absolutely equal. But equality is of the souls and not the bodies. Hence, it is a mental state. We need to think of, and to assert, equality because we see great inequality in the physical world. We have to realize equality in the midst of this apparent external inequality. Assumption of superiority by any person over any other is a sin against God and man. Thus caste, in so far as it connotes distinctions in status, is an evil.”
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Visible gaps in wealth, rank, or ability are real, yet they say nothing about a person's fundamental worth, which is the same in everyone. Keeping that in view takes deliberate work, since the eye keeps reporting hierarchy — the practice is to treat no one as above or below you and to catch the urge to rank people.
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- A doctor gives the same care and attention to a homeless patient as to a wealthy one.
- A hiring manager reads every application on its merits, ignoring the prestige of the school at the top.
- A host seats the delivery driver and the guest of honor with equal warmth at the same table.