'They arrange themselves naturally--we see it now, everywhere.' 'Don't you laugh so pleasantly till you're out of the wood,' said Birkin.
Gerald knitted his brows in momentary irritation.
'Was I laughing ?' he said.
'IF,' said Hermione at last, 'we could only realise, that in the SPIRIT we are all one, all equal in the spirit, all brothers there--the rest wouldn't matter, there would be no more of this carping and envy and this struggle for power, which destroys, only destroys.' This speech was received in silence, and almost immediately the party rose from the table.

But when the others had gone, Birkin turned round in bitter declamation, saying: 'It is just the opposite, just the contrary, Hermione.

We are all different and unequal in spirit--it is only the SOCIAL differences that are based on accidental material conditions.

We are all abstractly or mathematically equal, if you like.

Every man has hunger and thirst, two eyes, one nose and two legs.