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> [“The French government classifies books as an “essential good,” along with electricity, bread, and water.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-b-reich/the-french-government-classifies-books-as-an-essential-good-along/)

[Robert B. Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-b-reich/)

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## More by Robert B. Reich

> [“The problem was not that Americans spent beyond their means but that their means had not kept up with what the larger economy could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-b-reich/the-problem-was-not-that-americans-spent-beyond-their-means-but-that/)

[Robert B. Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-b-reich/)

> [“Keynes declared capitalism the best system ever devised to achieve a civilized economic society. But he recognized in it two major faults—“its failure to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-b-reich/keynes-declared-capitalism-the-best-system-ever-devised-to-achieve-a/)

[Robert B. Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-b-reich/)

> [“for small donors to participate, but large donors continue to dominate.) Even before the Supreme Court’s grotesque 2010 decision”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-b-reich/for-small-donors-to-participate-but-large-donors-continue-to-dominate/)

[Robert B. Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-b-reich/)

> [“The French government classifies books as an “essential good,” along with electricity, bread, and water.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-b-reich/the-french-government-classifies-books-as-an-essential-good-along/)

[Robert B. Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-b-reich/)

> [“It is still possible to find people who believe that government policy did not end the Great Depression and undergird the Great Prosperity, just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-b-reich/it-is-still-possible-to-find-people-who-believe-that-government/)

[Robert B. Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-b-reich/)

> [“The problem is that the choice we make in the market don't fully reflect our values as citizens. We might make different choices if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-b-reich/the-problem-is-that-the-choice-we-make-in-the-market-don-t-fully/)

[Robert B. Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-b-reich/)

> [“Being rich now means having enough money that you don’t have to encounter anyone who isn’t.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-b-reich/being-rich-now-means-having-enough-money-that-you-don-t-have-to/)

[Robert B. Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-b-reich/)

> [“When Republicans recently charged the President with promoting 'class warfare,' he answered it was 'just math.' But it's more than math. It's a matter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-b-reich/when-republicans-recently-charged-the-president-with-promoting-class/)

[Robert B. Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-b-reich/)

> [“The average American is unaware of this system—the patenting of drugs from nature, the renewal of patents based on insignificant changes, the aggressive marketing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-b-reich/the-average-american-is-unaware-of-this-system-the-patenting-of-drugs/)

[Robert B. Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-b-reich/)

> [“It turns out that what money buys has rapidly diminishing emotional returns ... As long as we're not destitute, happiness depends less on getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-b-reich/it-turns-out-that-what-money-buys-has-rapidly-diminishing-emotional/)

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