Quotes by Economic Inequality As soon as the land of any country has all become private property, the landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed, and demand a rent even for its natural produce. Adam Smith economic-inequality men country What is economics? A science invented by the upper class in order to acquire the fruits of the labor of the underclass August Strindberg economic-inequality class order A nation will not survive morally or economically when so few have so much and so many have so little. Bernie Sanders inequality economic-inequality littles Everyone has a right to a job, everyone has a right to an education, everyone has a right to health care, everyone has a right to retirement security, everyone has a right to housing, and everyone has a right to peace. Dennis Kucinich economic-inequality retirement jobs I will always have enough money to last the rest of my life...as long as I don't buy anything. Ed Asner economic-inequality lasts long To understand the Left, one must understand that in its view the greatest evil is material inequality. The Left is more troubled by economic inequality than by evil as humanity has generally understood the term. Dennis Prager economic-inequality views evil The ability of the 1 percent to buy politicians and regulators is nothing new in American politics - just as inequality has been a permanent part of our economic system. This is true of virtually all political and economic systems. Eric Alterman economic-inequality politician political The devastation of neoliberalism is so multi-fold, whether it's violence against women or desperate economic inequality or the destruction of the planet. Eve Ensler neoliberalism devastation economic-inequality The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little. Franklin D. Roosevelt economic-inequality money history The essential point here is that all people with small, insecure incomes are in the same boat and ought to be fighting on the same side. Probably we could do with a little less talk about' capitalist' and 'proletarian' and a little more about the robbers and the robbed. George Orwell insecure economic-inequality fighting Poorly paid labor is inefficient labor, the world over. Henry George economic-inequality political philosophy Rejecting the notion that democracy and markets are the same, young people are calling for an end to the poverty, grotesque levels of economic inequality, the suppression of dissent and the permanent war state. Henry Giroux economic-inequality war people Man must choose whether to be rich in things or in the freedom to use them. Ivan Illich economic-inequality use men The concern that I have is that, as wealth continues to concentrate in the hands of a few, economic inequality grows, and power also becomes more unequal. Jane Mayer economic-inequality wealth hands The union miner cannot agree to the acceptance of a wage principle which will permit his annual earnings and his living standards to be determined by the hungriest unfortunates whom the non-union operators can employ. John L. Lewis economic-inequality acceptance struggle The balancing of the budget will not in itself place a teaspoonful of milk in a hungry baby's stomach, or remove the rags from its mother's back. John L. Lewis economic-inequality mother baby If we will not endure a king as a political power, we should not endure a king over the production, transportation, and sale of any of the necessaries of life. John Sherman economic-inequality political kings When fewer workers have unions, the standard of living falls for everyone and the gap between the rich and poor grows. John Sweeney economic-inequality gaps fall I think the greedy corporate owners have to be confronted with the fact that they are ignoring their most powerful resource - their workers. John Sweeney economic-inequality powerful thinking People who have to fight for their living and are not afraid to die for it are higher persons than those who, stationed high, are too fat to dare to die. Laozi economic-inequality fighting people 123»