One might say that Hunger is a great democrat, since we all become hungry, regardless of our categories of religion, race, or creed; but some categories of the hungry eat on a regular basis, and others starve.
Maybe i would propose that instead learning is the great democrat. Every person regardless of race, religion, age, creed etc. must learn. Some individuals do it differently, at a different leve, to a different degree, and to become a fulfilled indivual one must find their learning level. But to be human, one must never find that level.