Simplicity also applies to our speech and behavior. It means saying what we mean, being honest and fair, and acting in moderation. Friends do not believe in taking oaths because doing so sets up a double standard of truth. We feel that one should always tell the truth, in or out of a courtroom. F riends also have testimonies on Community, Equality. and Unity.
Unity means acting with unity in reaching and carrying out our decisions.
Equality is the oldest of the Friends' testimonies and is the idea that all people are equal in God's eyes. It has led to a conscious effort to eliminate all words and behavior that arise from distinctions such as class, race, sex, or social status. Equality also means that we have no clergy. For over 300 years, Quakers have held that we are all able to know and share the Light, and throughout those years women and men have shared in the leadership of Quakerism. P rinciples without action mean nothing.