Inequality Quotes

374 Inequality quotes by 275 unique authors

Idiots are always in favour of inequality of income (their only chance of eminence), and the really great in favour of equality. — George Bernard Shaw
Happiness is often at its most intense when it is based on inequality. — James Salter
The rationale that etiquette should be eschewed because it fosters inequality does not ring true in a society that openly admits to a feverish interest… — Judith Martin
Every Hindu knows that astrologers try to fix the caste of every boy or girl as soon as he or she is born. That is… — Swami Vivekananda
The major economic policy challenges facing the nation today - pick your favorites among the usual suspects of low public and household savings, concerns about… — Timothy Geithner
Contrary to the received wisdom, global markets are not unregulated. They are regulated to produce inequality. — Kevin Watkins
Government doesn't have to be the enemy, but too much government has produced a new kind of inequality in America: opportunity inequality. — Marco Rubio
There can be no rule of God in the present state of iniquitous inequalities in which a few roll in riches and the masses do… — Mahatma Gandhi
That's part of American greatness, is discrimination. Yes, sir. Inequality, I think, breeds freedom and gives a man opportunity. — Lester Maddox
It is my belief that in our mad world where there is so much pain, rivalry, hatred, violence, inequality, and oppression, it is people who… — Jean Vanier
As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest. — Nelson Mandela
In a world of increasing inequality, the legitimacy of institutions that give precedence to the property rights of 'the Haves' over the human rights of… — David Korten
I find it ironic that Republicans have such disdain for the lazy, and yet their solution to every problem is do nothing. Their answer to… — Bill Maher
A person of good intelligence and of sensitivity cannot exist in this society very long without having some anger about the inequality - and it's… — George Carlin
Because Katrina put it out there, no one can play the pretend game anymore that there isn't poverty and inequality in this country. The Millions… — Marc Morial
When we are honest, we admit how agreeable it can feel to be singled out for favored treatment. The biggest barrier to equality for all is… — Philip Gulley
The engine of growth is also the engine of inequality, — T. J. Stiles
In a world where inequality of ability is inevitable, anarchists do not sanction any attempt to produce equality by artificial or authoritarian means. The only… — Laurance Labadie
There can be no peace as long as there is grinding poverty, social injustice, inequality, oppression, environmental degradation, and as long as the weak and… — Dalai Lama
If there is inequality in nature, still there must be equal chance for all - or if greater for some and for some less -… — Swami Vivekananda
In the US a child born into a poor family will become a poor adult. The american dream is just that - it is not… — Winnie Byanyima
Giving a minimum wage reduces inequality significantly. — Winnie Byanyima
Because it is such a huge crisis, because it puts us on a firm science-based deadline, it's a once-in-a-century opportunity to build a better society… — Naomi Klein
Americans have known about mounting inequality and king-sized Wall Street bonuses for years. But we also had an entire genre of journalism dedicated to brushing… — Thomas Frank
I think it has other roots, has to do, in part, with a general anxiety in contemporary life... nuclear bombs, inequality of possibility and chance,… — Leonard Baskin

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