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Which lines in this excerpt from "Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman indicate that all human beings are equal in the poet’s eyes?

I am the poet of the woman the same as the man,

And I say it is as great to be a woman as to be a man,

And I say there is nothing greater than the mother of men.

I chant the chant of dilation or pride,

We have had ducking and deprecating about enough,

I show that size is only development.


Have you outstript the rest? are you the President?

It is a trifle, they will more than arrive there every one, and still pass on.

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"I am the poet of the woman the same as the man, / And I say it is as great to be a woman as to be a man," are good examples that Walt Whitman views human beings as equal. He speaks for the whole of human experience, not simply limiting himself to a man's experiences. He recognizes that there are universal feelings and experiences that we all undergo, no matter our gender or other differences that may set us apart on the surface. Hope this helps.

I am the poet of the woman the same as the man,  

And I say it is as great to be a woman as to be a man,

It is a trifle, they will more than arrive there every one, and still pass on.

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