--- title: "4 Conservatives Quotes By Robert Reich" description: "4 Conservatives quotes by Robert Reich. Plus more from Robert Reich and more Conservatives sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39d/robert-reich-1333_believe_conservatives-believe-the-economy-functi_377509.png" --- > [Conservatives believe the economy functions better if the rich have more money and everyone else has less. But they're wrong. It's just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/conservatives-believe-the-economy-functions-better-if-the-rich-have/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39d/robert-reich-1333_believe_conservatives-believe-the-economy-functi_377509.png) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/they-call-themselves-conservatives-but-that-s-not-it-either-they-don/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c4/robert-reich-1333_conservatives_they-call-themselves-conservatives-but-t_2240036.png) > [Freedom is the one value conservatives place above all others, yet time and again, their ideal of freedom ignores the growing imbalance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/freedom-is-the-one-value-conservatives-place-above-all-others-yet/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9be/robert-reich-1333_above_freedom-is-the-one-value-conservatives-p_2589456.png) > [Radical conservatives want to police bedrooms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/radical-conservatives-want-to-police-bedrooms/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f0/robert-reich-1333_bedroom_radical-conservatives-want-to-police-bed_3030297.png) ## Other authors on Conservatives - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 18 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservatives/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-ted-cruz-89212.jpg) Ted Cruz 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservatives/ted-cruz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rick-perlstein-79067.jpg) Rick Perlstein 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservatives/rick-perlstein/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-frank-90337.jpg) Thomas Frank 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservatives/thomas-frank/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-roger-scruton-80738.jpg) Roger Scruton 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservatives/roger-scruton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-maher-17979.jpg) Bill Maher 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservatives/bill-maher/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-marco-rubio-63267.jpg) Marco Rubio 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservatives/marco-rubio/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-tomi-lahren-5756.jpg) Tomi Lahren 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservatives/tomi-lahren/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-jonathan-haidt-52905.jpg) Jonathan Haidt 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservatives/jonathan-haidt/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-dennis-prager-28755.jpg) Dennis Prager 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservatives/dennis-prager/) - [Charlie Kirk 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservatives/charlie-kirk/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-ben-shapiro-17035.jpg) Ben Shapiro 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservatives/ben-shapiro/) ## More by Robert Reich > [The Democratic Party is DEAD.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/the-democratic-party-is-dead/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [During three decades from 1947 to 1977, the nation implemented what might be called a basic bargain with American workers. Employers paid them enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/during-three-decades-from-1947-to-1977-the-nation-implemented-what/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [A leader is someone who steps back from the entire system and tries to build a more collaborative, more innovative system that will work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/a-leader-is-someone-who-steps-back-from-the-entire-system-and-tries/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [The faith that anyone could move from rags to riches - with enough guts and gumption, hard work and nose to the grindstone -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/the-faith-that-anyone-could-move-from-rags-to-riches-with-enough-guts/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [If you give up on politics, you're giving up on democracy. And if you give up on democracy, you're basically saying to the moneyed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/if-you-give-up-on-politics-you-re-giving-up-on-democracy-and-if-you/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [Given that ever-broadening array of options and alternatives, as consumers and investors, we are often bewildered. We need guidance. That's where today's brands come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/given-that-ever-broadening-array-of-options-and-alternatives-as/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [I knew Hillary Clinton from undergraduate days and was enormously impressed with her. She was a terrific energy and enthusiasm, and a great organizer.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/i-knew-hillary-clinton-from-undergraduate-days-and-was-enormously/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [Public employees should have the right to bargain for better wages and working conditions, just like all employees do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/public-employees-should-have-the-right-to-bargain-for-better-wages/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [Limits should be placed on how big big banks can become.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/limits-should-be-placed-on-how-big-big-banks-can-become/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [Every organization, no matter who it is, just follow the money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/every-organization-no-matter-who-it-is-just-follow-the-money/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [Community colleges are great bargains. They avoid the fancy amenities four-year liberal arts colleges need in order to lure the children of the middle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/community-colleges-are-great-bargains-they-avoid-the-fancy-amenities/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [Any bank that is too big to fail is too big. Period.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/any-bank-that-is-too-big-to-fail-is-too-big-period/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [Today, for good or ill, people are thinking about many social problems from the standpoint of their own kitchen tables. I think the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/today-for-good-or-ill-people-are-thinking-about-many-social-problems/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [There's sort of a chilling effect on non-profits and the media and a lot of other places because the establishment is so powerful. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/there-s-sort-of-a-chilling-effect-on-non-profits-and-the-media-and-a/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 not a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/we-already-have-an-annual-wealth-tax-on-homes-the-major-asset-of-the/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservatives/robert-reich/#itemlist", "name": "4 Conservatives Quotes By Robert Reich", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Conservatives believe the economy functions better if the rich have more money and everyone else has less. But they're wrong. 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