Inequality Quotes

Inequality doesn't create unhappiness.

— Timothy Noah

“Closing the inequality gap is a force multiplier.”

— Leena Patel

“Separation is the first cause of inequality.”

— Katy Tackes

Racial inequality is a big problem.

— Hillary Clinton

Development develops inequality.

— Anonymous

Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only.

— Henry David Thoreau

Hunger justifies the middle classes.

— Julien Torma

Don't be defeatist, dear, it's very middle class.

— Maggie Smith

That divide between the rich and poor is so crazy, because even white kids are suffering now.

— M.I.A

The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.

— Aristotle

The middle income families in America have been crushed over the last four years,

— Mitt Romney

Some of the anti-trade sentiment is the result of rising wealth inequality and stagnating real wages.

— Arancha Gonzalez

A nation will not survive morally or economically when so few have so much and so many have so little.

— Bernie Sanders

Giving a minimum wage reduces inequality significantly.

— Winnie Byanyima

Every dollar that the boss did not work for, one of us worked for a dollar and didn't get it.

— William C. Dudley

Inequality of outcome can only be accepted when there is an equality of opportunity.

— Anonymous

Income inequality is troubling because, among other things, it means that many people in our society don't have the opportunities to advance…

— Ben Bernanke

Does inequality in the distribution of income increase or decrease in the course of a country's economic growth?

— Simon Kuznets

A guaranteed basic income has the potential for making civic organizations, families and neighborhoods much more vital, helpful and responsive than they…

— Charles Murray

I'm ambivalent about the Orange Prize. I was really proud to be shortlisted alongside the other writers, whom I admire. That said,…

— Lauren Groff

I care about waking up to the true issues of the 21st century: inequality, diversity, and the impact of tech.

— Zanny Minton Beddoes

How can it be that it is not a news item when an elderly homeless person dies of exposure, but it is…

— Pope Francis

I think one of the most important facts of basic income would be that it's not only a redistribution of income, but…

— Rutger Bregman

I have learnt a lot about the challenges children face - poverty, inequality and their difficulties in accessing basic services.

— Choi Si-won

We will be returning to historical levels of inequality. We'll view post-war America as a kind of strange interlude not to be…

— Tyler Cowen

“For women as a class, the ability to transform sexual practice, to achieve respect from men as equal human beings and thus…

— Sheila Jeffreys

A lot of our sources for income-inequality measures come from household surveys in which people report how much they earned in the…

— Angus Deaton

As we mourn President Mandela’s passing we must ask ourselves the fundamental question - what shall we do to respond to the…

— Thabo Mbeki

Turn off your televisions. Ignore the Newt-Mitt-Rick- Barack reality show. It is as relevant to your life as the gossip on “Jersey…

— Chris Hedges

Eye-popping tales of growing income inequality are hardly new. By now, nearly every American must be painfully aware of the widening pay…

— Steven Rattner

Whether that's racism, whether it's bigotry, whether it's gender inequality - whatever it is, it's all stemming from "me against you." And,…

— Draymond Green

Fragility, violence, and conflict are complex. Fragility is influenced by a wide set of factors, many of which are deeply entrenched, such…

— Peter Maurer

“Morals do exist outside of organized religion, and the ‘morality’ taught by many of these archaic systems is often outdated, sexist, racist,…

— David G. McAfee

“On average, the real incomes of middle-class families have grown twice as fast under Democrats as they have under Republicans, while the…

— Larry M. Bartels

“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

Most people believe that inequality is rising - and indeed it has been rising for a while in a number of rich…

— Branko Milanovic

“The capitalist and consumerist ethics are two sides of the same coin, a merger of two commandments. The supreme commandment of the…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“One $7 million advertising campaign ran this advertisement: “When you die, the IRS can bury your family in crippling tax bills. It…

— Ray D. Madoff

“Another means of silently lessening the inequality of property is to exempt all from taxation below a certain point, and to tax…

— Thomas Jefferson

In war, too, the discretionary power of the Executive is extended; its influence in dealing out offices, honors, and emoluments is multiplied;…

— James Madison