Some will always be above others. Destroy the inequality today, and it will appear again tomorrow. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“What is the point of being represented if it is only our image that is invited to the table?” — Mariam Khan Copy Share Image
“A global awakening can not happen. We all live in different time zones.” — Ljupka Cvetanova Copy Share Image
It is a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals. — Felix Frankfurter Copy Share Image
The middle has not enough class that I think about the middle class. — Karl Lagerfeld Copy Share Image
I will always have enough money to last the rest of my life...as long as I don't buy anything. — Ed Asner Copy Share Image
I think the stress on income inequality is something that every American should take seriously. — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
If all were equalized by death, as the medieval idea constantly emphasized, was it not possible that inequalities on earth were contrary… — Barbara Tuchman Copy Share Image
Inequality saps the economy by draining the buying power of Americans whose incomes have stagnated, forcing them to rely on debt to… — George Packer Copy Share Image
When I started to internalize fat positivity and believe it, my response was the same one I had when I started to… — Lindy West Copy Share Image
Employers able to work together with workers and sharing gains and profits will lead to a much better world, getting away from… — Dolores Huerta Copy Share Image
Marriage ... is still the imperfect institution it must remain while women continue to be ill-educated, passive, and subservient. — Harriet Martineau Copy Share Image
Let us wage a moral and political war against the gross wealth and income inequality... ...let us understand that when we stand… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
The dream of capitalism is to co-opt people with higher living standards without redistributing any wealth. Without co-optation, widespread repression is the… — Holly Sklar Copy Share Image
We need to recognize that it is growing economic inequality that creates the conditions for hate to fester. — Jagmeet Singh Copy Share Image
I have been really heartened by how much coverage there has been about inequality of pay across the board, between the entertainment… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
“Power is a fickle mistress, easy to seduce, but even easier to lose. That's how it works. One moment she is your… — Nenia Campbell Copy Share Image
If welfare and equality are to be primary aims of law, some people must necessarily possess a greater power of coercion in… — Tibor R. Machan Copy Share Image
This happens today: if the investments in the banks fall slightly... a tragedy... what can be done? But if people die of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Passion for equality blinds the utopian to the fact that society, as a whole, is based on inequality of men in two… — Thomas Steven Molnar Copy Share Image
I feel like part of the inequality is that there are few great roles written for older women, and I think part… — Erin Davie Copy Share Image
A lot of women seem to have a similar attitude, - 'I'm not a feminist' - and it gets wearying. What's wrong… — Mary Stott Copy Share Image
Diversity on the bench is critical. As practitioners, you need judges who 'get it!' We need judges who understand what discrimination feels… — Debbie Wasserman Schultz Copy Share Image
I made an effort to ensure social safeguards. But our economy has to grow - and Chile, with a population of 17… — Michelle Bachelet Copy Share Image
Unequal Democracy is the sort of book to which every political scientist should aspire--it is methodologically rigorous, conceptually serious, and above all,… — Robert D. Putnam Copy Share Image
“One $7 million advertising campaign ran this advertisement: “When you die, the IRS can bury your family in crippling tax bills. It… — Ray D. Madoff Copy Share Image
In war, too, the discretionary power of the Executive is extended; its influence in dealing out offices, honors, and emoluments is multiplied;… — James Madison Copy Share Image
“Another means of silently lessening the inequality of property is to exempt all from taxation below a certain point, and to tax… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“Recently, the International Monetary Fund published a report which revealed that too much inequality even inhibits economic growth.22 Perhaps the most fascinating… — Rutger Bregman Copy Share Image
“This fundamental inequality, which I will write as r > g (where r stands for the average annual rate of return on… — Thomas Piketty Copy Share Image
Needless to say, under either system [socialism or fascism], the inequalities of income and standard of living are greater than anything possible… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
The most important problem for our world to solve is the inequality of men and women. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Can one preach at home inequality of races and nations and advocate abroad good-will towards all men? — Dorothy Thompson Copy Share Image
“Well, we must all make do. Humans aren't born equal. Each of us must make the most of ourselves.” — Kevin Crossley-Holland Copy Share Image
The greatest problem America faces is the decline of middle class incomes. — Charles Schumer Copy Share Image
The inequality of income and fortunes is essential in capitalism. — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image