The president went on: "I think we're moving in a direction of greater equality and — and I think that's a good thing".
I know we are headed in the direction of marriage equality and equal protection for all families.
The Greens' Patrick Harvie said his party had supported equal marriage for more than a decade, adding: "Wider Scottish public and political opinions have been moving in the direction of equality for many years too, and I congratulate the Scottish government for taking this next logical step".
Broadly speaking, until a decade or so ago it looked like the world was moving in the direction of equality, but the restrictions for immigration and work permits may be the first shots in a coming conflict about values centered on discrimination of human beings according to culture, race, and religion.
Second, it is a strong sign that the Court, which is set to hear arguments this spring on whether there is a fifty-state constitutional right to same-sex marriage, knows where it is headed, and it is in the direction of equality.
What should governments do to move their societies in the direction of equality, where equality is to be understood both in distributional and social terms?
Bigots are super pissed about today's Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage, which struck down same-sex marriage bans in 14 states and represents a positive step in the direction of equality throughout the nation.
But I think we're moving in a direction of greater equality and I think that's a good thing.
Now that gay marriage is legal, the tide has clearly turned in the direction of equality, but it still has a long way to go.
In sum this books presents a refreshing new analysis of disadvantage, and puts forward proposals to help governments improve the lives of the least advantaged in their societies, thereby moving in the direction of equality.
