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From Quotes by Robert Reich
- Being critical of the nation is a far cry from being unpatriotic or anti-American. In fact, most social criticism . . . is based on…
- When top executives get huge pay hikes at the same time as middle-level and hourly workers lose their jobs and retirement savings, or have to…
- The dirty little secret is that both houses of Congress are irrelevant. ... America's domestic policy is now being run by Alan Greenspan and the…
- When the President decides to go to war, he no longer needs a declaration of war from congress.
- The faith that anyone could move from rags to riches - with enough guts and gumption, hard work and nose to the grindstone - was…
- We reform the system. We save capitalism from its own excesses.
- One thing I've learned from 35 years in the classroom is that people learn best when they are laughing, when they are emotionally hit, that…
- I knew Hillary Clinton from undergraduate days and was enormously impressed with her. She was a terrific energy and enthusiasm, and a great organizer. And…
- The world of politics is divided between people who are introverts - who lose a little bit of energy out of each interaction they have…
- To be a skilled politician, you have to be genuine. To really make it work, you have to love people. You have to love the…
- A leader is someone who steps back from the entire system and tries to build a more collaborative, more innovative system that will work over…
- As income from work has become more concentrated in America, the super rich have invested in businesses, real estate, art, and other assets. The income…
- During three decades from 1947 to 1977, the nation implemented what might be called a basic bargain with American workers. Employers paid them enough to…
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