We do not need to minimize the poverty of the ghetto or the suffering inflicted by whites on blacks in order to… — Christopher Lasch Copy Share Image
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The next time you hear me attacked as a socialist - like tomorrow - remember this: I don't believe that government should… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Swedes are such a civilised, perfect society - at least on the surface. There's a great safety net, a huge middle class,… — Alexander Skarsgard Copy Share Image
Mom did not want me to have anything to do with playing music. Being from a middle-class Black family in that particular… — Don Alias Copy Share Image
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I've had it up to here with this notion that 47 percent...it's about time they take some responsibility here. And instead of… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
I hope we can agree that it's better to cut taxes substantially, robustly, for the middle class as opposed to the top… — Bob Casey, Jr Copy Share Image
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The rich survive and everyone else gets ready to work 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 jobs and what do you get? Blade… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Actually we've had a black bourgeoisie or the makings of a black bourgeoisie for many more decades.In a sense the quest for… — Angela Davis Copy Share Image
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It's not very fashionable, but I love life, and I believe that things disappear and reappear and nothing ever solidifies, no matter… — Colum McCann Copy Share Image
Now, because he knows that his economic theories don't work, he's been spending these last few days calling me every name in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Every style seems completely appropriate to its epoch. We cannot imagine Madame de Pompadour, or the Empress Josephine, or the early Victorian… — James Laver Copy Share Image
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Capitalism in the 19th century did not doom the worker to a life of perpetual poverty. Instead, they kept creating new and… — Richard Ebeling Copy Share Image
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The black middle-class in America is a prosperous community that is now larger in absolute terms than the black underclass. Does its… — David Horowitz Copy Share Image
Let's stop for a second and remember where we were eight years ago [in 2008]. We had the worst financial crisis, the… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
I think the success of democracy is not really police security; it's the presence of a broad middle class. The stronger the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I know people who are both extremely wealthy, people who are middle class and people with little material wealth. Whatever their circumstance… — Radhanath Swami Copy Share Image
I believe that we do best when the middle class is doing well. And by giving them those tax cuts, they had… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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Even in the face of continued good news, Kerry clings to his message of gloom and doom, supporting it with twisted statistics.… — Steve Schmidt Copy Share Image
Latinos are concerned about the same pocketbook issues that matter to most middle class Americans - creating good-paying jobs in this country,… — Linda Sanchez Copy Share Image
The fact is that if you are lowering the rates the way you described, Governor, then it is not possible to come… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I basically believe that until China stop stealing our intellectual property, and until they stop keeping our companies out that do good… — Charles Schumer Copy Share Image
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I do revel slightly in the fact that I am what I am - an English, middle-class, public-school-educated bloke. There is a… — Elliot Cowan Copy Share Image
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