We can not have equilibrium in this world with the current inequality and destruction of Mother Earth. Capitalism is what is causing… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
I try not to get too political. But coming from South Africa, where apartheid was a huge problem, and there was lots… — Kevin Anderson Copy Share Image
“The problem is that rich are getting richer by not giving and poor and getting poorer by not receiving.” — Santosh Kalwar Copy Share Image
If our economy of freedom fails to distribute wealth as ably as it has created it, the road to dictatorship will be… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
Inequality was written into the creation of the American Republic when our Founding Fathers denied voting rights to women. — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
Historic inequality continues to cast a long shadow on more than just law enforcement. It affects everything from housing to employment to… — Kevin Faulconer Copy Share Image
The only inequalities that matter begin in the mind. It is not income levels but differences in mental equipment that keep people… — Jacquetta Hawkes Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, violence against women is not the only injustice women face globally; it is one of the many inequalities that impede the… — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
If ever America undergoes great revolutions, they will be brought about by the presence of the black race on the soil of… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
The American middle class always wants to be upper class and is scared to death of being lower class. It's a highly… — Sloan Wilson Copy Share Image
I agree that income disparity is the great issue of our time. It is even broader and more difficult than the civil… — Eleanor Holmes Norton Copy Share Image
“You can tell yourself that the uneven ground you've had to traverse has made you nimble, and you may feel better for… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Some people say we have this inequality because some people have been contributing much more to our society, and so it's fair… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
It would, I think, be hard for anyone to make the case that the United States is a just society or anything… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I had hoped that foreboding economic circumstances would have caused the ultra-rich to think not just of themselves and increasing their own… — Jamie Johnson Copy Share Image
If you look back at history, [Dale ] Carnegie highlighted the need for libraries to be a place where everyone could go… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
“If any one faculty of our nature may be called more wonderful than the rest, I do think it is memory. There… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
Great and good men and women stirred sugar into their coffee knowing that it had been picked by slaves. Kind, good ancestors… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
No one can remain insensitive to the inequalities that persist in the world ... the Brazilian people, particularly the humblest among you,… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Thus it is thought that justice is equality; and so it is, but not for all persons, only for those that are… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The subjects of every state ought to contribute toward the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
Many ideas have struggled over the centuries to dominate the planet. Fascism. Communism. Democracy. Religion. But only one has achieved total supremacy.… — Jonathon Porritt Copy Share Image
The great religious ages were notable for their indifference to human rights... not only for acquiescence in poverty, inequality, exploitation and oppression,… — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
In a world where inequality of ability is inevitable, anarchists do not sanction any attempt to produce equality by artificial or authoritarian… — Laurance Labadie Copy Share Image
White people need to wake up and tell the truth about US history and the inequality and the ways in which racism… — Aaron Dessner Copy Share Image
“The biggest threat to American power in the long run is the persistent decline in its middle class standard of living today.” — Ziad K. Abdelnour Copy Share Image
In middle-income countries, inequality becomes a problem because you can see there is a layer of people who are doing well, while… — Sri Mulyani Indrawati Copy Share Image
We don't have a divine right to success. So I agree with a lot of politicians out there when they say, 'We've… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
“There is a duality to South Africa, as in all of life itself, that is evident, and as stark as the inequality… — Diane Brown Copy Share Image
Americans have known about mounting inequality and king-sized Wall Street bonuses for years. But we also had an entire genre of journalism… — Thomas Frank Copy Share Image
Half of Americans look at the other half and say, they're too lazy or they're not willing to get up and go… — Todd G. Buchholz Copy Share Image
“What determines inequality among individuals within a single nation? Are there certain regularities that make inequality behave in a particular way as… — Branko Milanović Copy Share Image
I think one of the most important facts of basic income would be that it's not only a redistribution of income, but… — Rutger Bregman Copy Share Image
How can it be that it is not a news item when an elderly homeless person dies of exposure, but it is… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I have learnt a lot about the challenges children face - poverty, inequality and their difficulties in accessing basic services. — Choi Si-won Copy Share Image
The tech-driven economy leads to a two-tier job market where workers are either critical or 'commodity.' This divisive 'winner-take-all' mentality hurts most… — Tom Steyer Copy Share Image
I'm ambivalent about the Orange Prize. I was really proud to be shortlisted alongside the other writers, whom I admire. That said,… — Lauren Groff Copy Share Image
I care about waking up to the true issues of the 21st century: inequality, diversity, and the impact of tech. — Zanny Minton Beddoes Copy Share Image
Income inequality is troubling because, among other things, it means that many people in our society don't have the opportunities to advance… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Does inequality in the distribution of income increase or decrease in the course of a country's economic growth? — Simon Kuznets Copy Share Image