Robert Reich

In journalism, there are only two stories - "Oh, the wonder of it," and "Oh, the shame of it."

— Robert Reich

Our young people - their capacities to think, understand, investigate, and innovate - are America's future.

— Robert Reich

The path to success used to be up and through an organization. Now the path to success is increasingly through self-promotion.

— Robert Reich

In Washington, it's dog eat dog. In academia, it's exactly the opposite.

— Robert Reich

You've got to just follow the money [in Washington]. You see it. There's no countervailing power.

— Robert Reich

In the life of a nation, few ideas are more dangerous than good solutions to the wrong problems.

— Robert Reich

I want a shot for people like me to grow up and do something with themselves.

— Robert Reich

More people are killed by stray bullets every day in America than have been killed by Ebola here. More are dying because…

— Robert Reich

Instead of worrying about who's American and who's not, here's a better idea: Create incentives for any global company to do what…

— Robert Reich

By the mid-1950s, more than a third of all America workers in the private sector were unionized. And the unions demanded and…

— Robert Reich

Education is not the only answer and it's certainly not the immediate solution. At best, it's a necessary, but not sufficient response…

— Robert Reich

We need to expand Social Security to prevent the looming retirement crisis, and we can do it simply by asking billionaires to…

— Robert Reich

As to the meaning of "corporate social responsibility," Friedman and I would agree: If a certain action improves the corporation's bottom line,…

— Robert Reich

America has become the most unequal society among advanced countries, and rich people are now free to spend as much money on…

— Robert Reich

One logical consequence of this New Economy composed of big brands and entrepreneurial groups is that the unit of production is no…

— Robert Reich

We already have an annual wealth tax on homes, the major asset of the middle class. It's called the property tax. Why…

— Robert Reich

In the early 1970s, Milton Friedman argued that corporations should not be socially responsible because they had no mandate to be; they…

— Robert Reich

In entertainment, the technology began giving us greater choice and easier switching before almost any other area. The studios became much more…

— Robert Reich

The managers of the big brands have a very clear responsibility. It's attracting and keeping talented people in order to sustain and…

— Robert Reich

I started in the law; and the study of law, when it precedes the study of economics, gives you a set of…

— Robert Reich

“They call themselves conservatives but that’s not it, either. They don’t want to conserve what we now have. They’d rather take the…

— Robert Reich

Technology enables consumers and investors to have extraordinary choice and ease of switching, which, in turn, stimulates much fiercer competition than ever…

— Robert Reich

Higher education isn't just a personal investment. It's a public good that pays off in a more competitive workforce and better-informed and…

— Robert Reich

Now we're in a very different economy. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s American management started to do the right things. There…

— Robert Reich

Median wages of production workers, who comprise 80 percent of the workforce, haven't risen in 30 years, adjusted for inflation.

— Robert Reich

Evidence suggests jobs are crucial not only to economic well-being but also to self-esteem.

— Robert Reich

There is a crisis of public morality. Instead of policing bedrooms, we ought to be doing a better job policing boardrooms.

— Robert Reich

The job creators are members of America's vast middle class and the poor, whose purchases cause businesses to expand and invest.

— Robert Reich

Bankruptcy laws allow companies to smoothly reorganize, but not college graduates burdened by student loans.

— Robert Reich

In the '90s it was irrational exuberance. Now it may be irrational doom and gloom.

— Robert Reich

I'm all in favor of supporting fancy museums and elite schools, but face it: These aren't really charities as most people understand…

— Robert Reich

Well-trained and dedicated employees are the only sustainable source of competitive strength.

— Robert Reich

The largest party in America, by the way, is neither the Democrats nor the Republicans. It's the party of non-voters.

— Robert Reich

Those who take their money abroad in an effort to avoid paying American taxes should lose their American citizenship.

— Robert Reich

Corporations aren't people. They have no brains, no consciences, no capacity for intent or guilt.

— Robert Reich

I have found over the years that the most important way of getting people to relax is self-deprecating humor.

— Robert Reich

Money buys the most experienced teachers, less-crowded classrooms, high-quality teaching materials, and after-school programs.

— Robert Reich

When I was a small boy, I was bullied more than most, mainly because I was a foot shorter than everyone else.

— Robert Reich

In reality, most of America's poor work hard, often in two or more jobs.

— Robert Reich

It is impossible to fight bullies merely by saying they're going too far.

— Robert Reich