People who have to fight for their living and are not afraid to die for it are higher persons than those who,… — Laozi Copy Share Image
If we will not endure a king as a political power, we should not endure a king over the production, transportation, and… — John Sherman Copy Share Image
We want a better America, an America that will give its citizens, first of all, a higher and higher standard of living… — Sidney Hillman Copy Share Image
What is economics? A science invented by the upper class in order to acquire the fruits of the labor of the underclass — August Strindberg Copy Share Image
The benefits of feminism have been unequally distributed, because the move toward gender equality and gender neutrality has been countered to a… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
I think the greedy corporate owners have to be confronted with the fact that they are ignoring their most powerful resource -… — John Sweeney Copy Share Image
There is a correlation between economic inequality and personal violence. The explanation for the correlation isn't completely clear; there are a number… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
A two-parent family based on love and commitment can be a wonderful thing, but historically speaking the "two-parent paradigm" has left an… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
“An important ethical function of identity politics, in this context, is to highlight that obstacles to the self-development of individuals, and to… — Michael Kenny Copy Share Image
“These differing emphases explain a lot—for example, the classical liberal view is that everyone has equal rights to happiness; rightists instead discount… — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
“… our nation's truly critical problems are built into the very structure of the economic and political system; they are not something… — Gar Alperovitz Copy Share Image
This happens today: if the investments in the banks fall slightly... a tragedy... what can be done? But if people die of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
The coming change can only come through a revolution, because the possessing class will not allow a peaceful change to take place;… — Lucy Parsons Copy Share Image
“The rich run a global system that allows them to accumulate capital and pay the lowest possible price for labour. The freedom… — Charles Moore Copy Share Image
Grave security concerns can arise as a result of demographic trends, chronic poverty, economic inequality, environmental degradation, pandemic diseases, organized crime, repressive… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
Corruption is... the result of a decadent political regime. We are absolutely convinced that this evil is the main cause of social… — Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Copy Share Image
This is why moral uneasiness is destined to become even more acute. It is obvious that a fundamental defect, or rather a… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Everyone has a right to a job, everyone has a right to an education, everyone has a right to health care, everyone… — Dennis Kucinich Copy Share Image
“The essence of economic inequality is borne out in a simple fact: there are 400 billionaires in the United States and 45… — Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Copy Share Image
The perennial conviction that those who work hard and play by the rules will be rewarded with a more comfortable present and… — Jon Meacham Copy Share Image
Think of a public library, worth more for those who cannot afford numerous books. Think of a public waterway or fishing ground.… — Guy Standing Copy Share Image
Millions are at the sharp end of globalisation, victims of economic inequality and social injustice, best summed up by the phrase we… — Wes Streeting Copy Share Image
Depression is a serious problem, but drugs are not the answer. In the long run, psychotherapy is both cheaper and more effective,… — Irving Kirsch Copy Share Image
The state of inequality between individuals and between nations not only still exists; it is increasing. It still happens that side by… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Only a well-organized movement of young people, educators, workers, parents, religious groups and other concerned citizens will be capable of changing the… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
Workers of the world awaken. Break your chains, demand your rights. All the wealth you make is taken, by exploiting parasites. Shall… — Joe Hill Copy Share Image
The union miner cannot agree to the acceptance of a wage principle which will permit his annual earnings and his living standards… — John L. Lewis Copy Share Image
“The economic consequences of these policies have been the same just about everywhere, and exactly what one would expect: a massive increase… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
