Privileged Groups Quotes

7 quotes by 7 authors

• Privileged groups, like everyone else, want to think well of themselves and to believe that they are acting generously and justly. — Joanna Russ
• I want to be president because I have the sensitivity, as a woman, to listen. I'm a different candidate... different because I don't belong to… — Josefina Vazquez Mota
• Since inequalities of privilege are greater than could possibly be defended rationally, the intelligence of privileged groups is usually applied to the task of inventing… — Reinhold Niebuhr
• History is the long and tragic story of the fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Generally speaking, the less privileged groups in democratic society, as they become aware of their interests and their political power, will be found to press… — Gunnar Myrdal
• It is among the less privileged groups relatively new to leisure and consumption that the zest for possessions retains something of its pristine energy. — David Riesman
• For me, true and authentic democracy occurs when the privileged groups assist the unprivileged groups to become more privileged. — Stephane Hessel

Who Wrote These Privileged Groups Quotes

7 authors contributed a total of 7 Privileged Groups Quotes as follows:

• 1 Privileged Groups Quote by Joanna Russ
• 1 Privileged Groups Quote by Josefina Vazquez Mota
• 1 Privileged Groups Quote by Reinhold Niebuhr
• 1 Privileged Groups Quote by Martin Luther King, Jr.
• 1 Privileged Groups Quote by Gunnar Myrdal
• 1 Privileged Groups Quote by David Riesman
• 1 Privileged Groups Quote by Stephane Hessel