If you give up on politics, you're giving up on democracy. And if you give up on democracy, you're basically saying to… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
If consumers don't have the wherewithal to spend because all the money's going to the top, and the people at the top… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
One of the things I tell my students is that if you want to understand what's been going on and also what… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Yale Law School was the kind of place you went if you felt you needed to go to law school, maybe, for… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
If leadership is about anything, it's about leading. Not leading people back to where they already are, because they don't need that.… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
If you ever want to get a sense of your own personal failure, look at yourself trying to get across a point… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
The Trans Pacific Partnership (and fast-track authority to whisk it through Congress without debate) is fast approaching. If you haven't seen our… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Cutting taxes is not bad. But if you cut taxes on the wealthy, which is what they wanted to do, you're not… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
If you give up on democracy, you might as well give up on everything. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
I am not an economic determinist. If I were, I would throw up my hands; I just would not bother. I think… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
In the early 1970s, Milton Friedman argued that corporations should not be socially responsible because they had no mandate to be; they… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
We are born, we grow up, we live our lives as best we can. If we are thoughtful we are good parents… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
We are creating a one size fits all system that needlessly brands many young people as failures, when they might thrive if… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
We can't know in advance what history is going to say, but I would be utterly amazed and surprised if this entire… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
During three decades from 1947 to 1977, the nation implemented what might be called a basic bargain with American workers. Employers paid them enough… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
A leader is someone who steps back from the entire system and tries to build a more collaborative, more innovative system that will work… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
The faith that anyone could move from rags to riches - with enough guts and gumption, hard work and nose to the grindstone -… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
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… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
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… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
I knew Hillary Clinton from undergraduate days and was enormously impressed with her. She was a terrific energy and enthusiasm, and a great organizer.… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Public employees should have the right to bargain for better wages and working conditions, just like all employees do. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
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… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image