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
Today, for good or ill, people are thinking about many social problems from the standpoint of their own kitchen tables. I think… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
It's not government's business what people do in their private bedrooms. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
I think that it's difficult to talk about large questions of economics or social policy without understanding the building blocks of society.… — 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
Corporations aren't people. They have no brains, no consciences, no capacity for intent or guilt. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Corporations are not people, despite what the Supreme Court says, and they don't need or deserve handouts. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
America has become the most unequal society among advanced countries, and rich people are now free to spend as much money on… — 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
Our young people - their capacities to think, understand, investigate, and innovate - are America's future. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
I think the Obama Administration has done a lousy job marketing and selling and explaining this entire thing. And, as a result,… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Your most precious possession is not your financial assets. Your most precious possession is the people you have working there, and what… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
You ask, "Could we have an honest discussion about earnings insurance?" I think we could, if people understood that the alternative was… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
The managers of the big brands have a very clear responsibility. It's attracting and keeping talented people in order to sustain and… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
In America, people with lots of money can easily avoid the consequences of bad bets and big losses by cashing out at… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
What characteristics are most important in creative workers? One quality you need is inventiveness. You need to be able to take whatever… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
I think that in politics, when people want to discredit a particular position, they say, "Oh, they are liberals," or "They are… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
I have found over the years that the most important way of getting people to relax is self-deprecating humor. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Average working people need more fresh starts. Big corporations, banks, and Donald Trump need fewer. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Now we're in a very different economy. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s American management started to do the right things. There… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Social change occurs when the gap between the ideals that people hold and the reality that they see every day gets too… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Cynicism is the largest obstacle to social change. Cynicism is dangerous because people throw up their hands and say, "Well it's not… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
I'm quite optimistic when it comes to the capacity of our people to have an honest discussion about what's really going on.… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Too many young people graduate laden with debts that take years, if not decades, to pay off. — 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
