It [concentration of wealth and power] has been a menace to . . . American democracy. — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
What's dangerous is the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few individuals. — Arpad Busson Copy Share Image
I think that both Bernie [Sanders] and Hillary [Hillary] have highlighted how much, over the last few decades, we have seen the… — Julian Castro Copy Share Image
The annual 'Forbes' Billionaires List speaks volumes about the movement and concentration of wealth across industries and geographies. — David Lichtenstein Copy Share Image
Concentration of wealth yields concentration of political power. And concentration of political power gives rise to legislation that increases and accelerates the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
One way to have broader access to wealth is to reduce the tax on the large group and increase the tax on… — Thomas Piketty Copy Share Image
Concentration of wealth and power has been built upon other people's money, other people's business, other people's labor. Under this concentration, independent… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Liberals are concerned about the concentration of wealth because it almost inevitably leads to a concentration of power that undermines democracy. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
We conclude that the concentration of wealth is natural and inevitable, and is periodically alleviated by violent or peaceable partial redistribution. In… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
In progressive societies the concentration[of wealth] may reach a point where the strength of number in the many poor rivals the strength… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
The concentration of wealth is a natural result of this concentration of ability, and regularly recurs in history. The rate of concentration… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
“What we see in the period 1870–1914 is at best a stabilization of inequality at an extremely high level, and in certain… — Thomas Piketty Copy Share Image
The 1970s were the height of social mobility. College was accessible. My grandfather was a poor immigrant who went to a public… — Lauren Greenfield Copy Share Image