Class Quote by Pope Clement VIII

All the world suffers from the usury of the Jews, their monopolies and deceit. They have brought many unfortunate people into a state of…

— Pope Clement VIII

Chile has done a lot to rid itself of poverty, especially extreme poverty, since the return to democracy. But we still have a ways…

— Michelle Bachelet

There are many Asian-Americans who are living in poverty, especially our senior citizens.

— Grace Meng

We don't like to listen to people who are still angry, who are still in poverty, especially people of color.

— Stephanie Land

We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated Governments in the world.

— Woodrow Wilson

Well, there's a Book that says we're all sinners and I at least chose a sin that's made quite a few people happier than…

— Sally Stanford

Political freedom without economic freedom is almost worthless, and it is because the modern proletariat has the one kind of freedom without the other…

— Hilaire Belloc

The free-trade idea, logically applied, will abolish usury; and with usury will disappear the chief bone of contention between labor and capital. But, just…

— Ezra Heywood

USURY is the cancer of the world, which only the surgeon’s knife of Fascism can cut out of the life of the nations.

— Ezra Pound

People sometimes rationalize their greed by saying that it is all for the good of their children but this is nothing but an excuse…

— Democritus

The synonyme of usury is ruin.

— Samuel Johnson

My agency in promoting the passage of the National Banking Act was the greatest mistake of my life. It has built up a monopoly…

— Salmon P. Chase

“Contributors and distributors tend to do better at personal branding than takers and fakers.”

— Ryan Lilly

Extra interest signifies extra risk.

— Duke of Wellington

Historically, usury was defined as any interest whatever on an unproductive loan.Our whole banking system I have ever abhorred, I continue to abhor, and…

— John Adams