Affluent Quote by Victor Davis Hanson

Economic globalization creates wealth, but only for the elite who benefit from the surge of consolidations, mergers, global scale technology, and financial activity.

— Anita Roddick

If western culture is shown to be rich, it is because, even before the Enlightenment, it has tried to 'dissolve' harmful simplifications through inquiry…

— Umberto Eco

The privileged elites are part of the globalization moment that we live in.

— Ashraf Ghani

“The expansionary dynamic of Western culture has been the root, the denominating constant, of modern history. The grandeur of Western liberalism, its material abundance,…

— Carl Oglesby

“The great achievements of western capitalism have rebounded primarily to the benefit of the ordinary person. These achievements have made available to the masses…

— Milton Friedman

The world economy diffuses rather than concentrates wealth.

— Robert Gilpin

Wealth is not a given or an accident of history. It is not bestowed on us like rain from above. It is the product…

— Llewellyn Rockwell

The wealth of society is created by the workers, peasants and working intellectuals. If they take their destiny into their own hands, follow a…

— Mao Zedong

“Wealth does not just appear; it is drawn to those who cultivate a mindset of abundance. When your thoughts are aligned with prosperity, the…

— Linsey Mills

Redistribution of wealth would require enormous amounts of investment. The only time an elite has accepted this has been during crises, such as in…

— Susan George

“The affluent world is even more deeply identified with form, more lost in content, more trapped in ego.”

— Eckhart Tolle

the engrossing pursuit of Americans is wealth.

— Sarah Josepha Hale