Economic inequality Quote by Mother Jones

We should set goals within the limits of our resources while working to the limits of our powers.

— Richard M. Nixon

A constitution defines and limits the powers of the government it creates. It therefore follows, as a natural and also a logical result, that…

— Thomas Paine

Solving the population problem is not going to solve the problems of racism, of sexism, of religious intolerance, of war, of gross economic inequality.…

— Paul R. Ehrlich

“We also need to understand that white supremacy is at the heart of the problem—not just a racially associated economic inequality.”

— Becky Bond

Man must choose whether to be rich in things or in the freedom to use them.

— Ivan Illich

Every dollar that the boss did not work for, one of us worked for a dollar and didn't get it.

— William C. Dudley

Our cause is a common one. It is war between poverty and wealth. ... This moneyed power is fast eating up the substance of…

— William H. Sylvis

The closer we get to achieving equality of opportunity between the sexes, the more clearly we can see that the next major obstacle to…

— Stephanie Coontz

“… our nation's truly critical problems are built into the very structure of the economic and political system; they are not something passing in…

— Gar Alperovitz

Grave security concerns can arise as a result of demographic trends, chronic poverty, economic inequality, environmental degradation, pandemic diseases, organized crime, repressive governance and…

— Ban Ki-moon

A society that gives to one class all the opportunities for leisure, and to another all the burdens of work, dooms both classes to…

— Lewis Mumford

“Conant was concerned that the “particular functions” that might be assigned to young people would be dictated by the economic conditions of their families,…

— Michael S. Roth