Wealth Quotes

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It [concentration of wealth and power] has been a menace to . . . American democracy. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Market forces have no intrinsically moral direction, which is why, before he wrote The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith wrote The Theory of Moral Sentiments.… — Arianna Huffington
In the end, the only events of my life worth telling are those when the imperishable world erupted into this transitory one All other memories… — Carl Jung
Peace is our inner wealth. This inner wealth we can bring to the fore only when we expect nothing from the outer world and everything… — Sri Chinmoy
We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity; we have grown… — Abraham Lincoln
A man may have the best of wealth, cars and fame. But there is nothing more precious in life that he will get than a… — Jean-Claude Van Damme
If our economy of freedom fails to distribute wealth as ably as it has created it, the road to dictatorship will be open to any… — Will Durant
Millions of men give all their energies, as well as their very souls, for the acquisition of gold. And this will continue as long as… — Robert Green Ingersoll
I have not sought during my life to amass wealth and to adorn my body, but I have sought to adorn my soul with the… — Socrates
All should be taught that the highest ambition is to be happy, and to add to the well-being of others; that place and power are… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Integrity, honesty, and honor may not give immediate rewards or gratification, and they can be life-threatening (for example, being a whistle-blower or turning state's evidence).… — Laura Schlessinger
Industry and frugality, as the means of procuring wealth . . . thereby [secures] virtue, it being more difficult for a man in want to… — Benjamin Franklin
Where others fear trade and economic growth, we see opportunities for creating new wealth and undreamed-of opportunities for millions in our own land and beyond.… — Ronald Reagan
The communism of combined wealth and capital, the outgrown of overweening cupidity and selfishness which assiduously undermines the justice and integrity of free institutions, is… — Grover Cleveland
The only truly new ideas [the right] has come up with in the last twenty years are (1) supply side economics, which is a way… — Barbara Ehrenreich
The greater the wealth the thicker will be the dirt. — John Kenneth Galbraith
All wars are fought for the acquisition of wealth — Socrates
Let's face it, we're not about to earn our way to wealth. That's a mistake millions of Americans make. We think that if we work… — Tony Robbins
We need to build on the success of Social Security by developing bold and innovative ways for Americans to build wealth and save for retirement.… — Debbie Stabenow
The main purpose of Social Security is to redistribute wealth, to make an increasingly large number of Americans dependent on government for their basic needs… — Neal Boortz

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