Social democracy Quote by Tony Judt

Economic policy and foreign policy in Europe have been too liberal. We have failed when it comes to maintaining the social contract, which is…

— Mette Frederiksen

Overwhelming the majority of European citizens are unhappy with the social deal they get, yes; and that is why they are so angry with…

— Andre Vltchek

“The ones with the most generous social provisions are the northern European countries: Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Norway. These are export-oriented, surplus…

— Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh

“Socialism is not the same as social democracy, the political system that created Sweden’s welfare state.”

— Christina Johansson Robinowitz

“Without a sharp turnaround toward democracy and equality in the United States, Europe will be virtually alone in its commitment to social democracy. The…

— Steve Brouwer

We, the Social Democrats, are convinced that capitalism needs to be tamed a second time. The first time we achieved that in Germany for…

— Sigmar Gabriel

'Democratic socialism' is awful as a slogan and catastrophic as a policy. And 'social democracy' - a term that better fits the belief of…

— Bret Stephens

Welfare culture is bad not just because, as in Europe, it's bankrupting the state, but because it enfeebles the citizenry, it erodes self-reliance and…

— Mark Steyn

“the welfare states of western Europe were not politically divisive. They were socially re-distributive in general intent (some more than others) but not at…

— Tony Judt

But what sets Europe apart is we insist on a social model that consists of solidarity, equal opportunity and a certain amount of redistribution.

— Helle Thorning-Schmidt

I grew up in a world where the social democratic state was the norm, not the exception.

— Tony Judt

Europe is often held up as a cautionary tale, a demonstration that if you try to make the economy less brutal, to take better…

— Paul Krugman