Inequality Quotes

A common danger tends to concord. Communism is the exploitation of the strong by the weak. In Communism, inequality comes from placing mediocrity on a level with excellence.

Communism is inequality, but not as property is. Property is exploitation of the weak by the strong. Communism is exploitation of the strong by the weak.

Strike not for a few cents more an hour, because the price of living will be raised faster still, but strike for all you earn, be content with nothing less.

A certain inequality in regard to property still exists in a socialist society. But in a socialist society there is no unemployment, no exploitation, no oppression of nationalities.

Early investment in the lives of disadvantaged children will help reduce inequality, in both the short and the long run.

Inequality is bad for everyone, not just the middle class and the poor.

What is economics? A science invented by the upper class in order to acquire the fruits of the labor of the underclass

Wherever there is great property, there is great inequality.

Inequality has risen to the point that it seems to me worthwhile for the U.S. to seriously consider taking the risk of making our economy more rewarding for more of the people.

Let us wage a moral and political war against the gross wealth and income inequality... ...let us understand that when we stand together, we will always win.

When we are honest, we admit how agreeable it can feel to be singled out for favored treatment. The biggest barrier to equality for all is that inequality for some feels good.

In the 21st Century, I'd like to think women have the right to live lives free of both sexual violence and daily harassment, as well as any other form of inequality.

In the US a child born into a poor family will become a poor adult. The american dream is just that - it is not true, because of the level of extreme inequality.

Inequality hardens society into a class system. Inequality divides us from one another... Inequality undermines democracy.

I believe that if you want to fight inequality you have to do it starting at infancy.

No sustainable development, environmental harmony or lasting security will happen if we are unable to eradicate hunger and extreme inequality

I would say that in this world, the greatest source of inequality has been special privileges granted by government.

Poorly paid labor is inefficient labor, the world over.

Can one preach at home inequality of races and nations and advocate abroad good-will towards all men?

Nature is unfair? So much the better, inequality is the only bearable thing, the monotony of equality can only lead us to boredom.

You can call it institutionalized racism or institutionalized inequality, but what I say is that any system that operates to maintain inequality is a corrupt system and must be addressed.

I want to make a positive point of Ikea. It makes income inequality a minor distraction.

How can one not speak about war, poverty, and inequality when people who suffer from these afflictions don't have a voice to speak?

Inequality can have a bad downside, but equality, for its part, sure does get in the way of coordination.

We want a better America, an America that will give its citizens, first of all, a higher and higher standard of living so that no child will cry for food in the midst of plenty.

Anything may happen when womanhood has ceased to be a protected occupation.

Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself.

Government sponsors untold waste, criminality and inequality in every sphere of life it touches, giving little or nothing in return.

Poverty and wealth inequality are a form of instability into the future.

Inequality may linger in the world of material things, but great music, great literature, great art and the wonders of science are, and should be, open to all.

The only living socities are those which are animated by inequality and injustice.

Health and health inequalities tell us a great deal about the good or bad effects of social policies.

Triumphant capitalism has unleashed a powerful drive toward inequality, not improvement, in the social sphere.

If you're perpetuating discrimination, you're perpetuating inequality.

How can it be that it is not a news item when an elderly homeless person dies of exposure, but it is news when the stock market loses two points? This is a case of exclusion.

An earthly kingdom cannot exist without inequality of persons. Some must be free, some serfs, some rulers, some subjects.

Government doesn't have to be the enemy, but too much government has produced a new kind of inequality in America: opportunity inequality.

Strong, responsible unions are essential to industrial fair play. Without them the labor bargain is wholly one-sided.

Contrary to the received wisdom, global markets are not unregulated. They are regulated to produce inequality.

Rising inequality is a cultural and economic cancer on a lot of different levels.

God touches and moves, warns and desires all equally, and He wants one quite as much as another. The inequality lies in the way in which His touch, His warnings, and His gifts are received.

Racial inequality is a big problem.

In middle-income countries, inequality becomes a problem because you can see there is a layer of people who are doing well, while the poor are still stuck there. We have 300 million poor in India.

Idiots are always in favour of inequality of income (their only chance of eminence), and the really great in favour of equality.

You get yourself up for it somehow, and your endurance and the crowd gets you up, too.

There’s no snobbery like that of the poor toward one another.

Employers able to work together with workers and sharing gains and profits will lead to a much better world, getting away from income inequality.

We want our children to live in an America that isn't burdened by debt, that isn't weakened by inequality, that isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet.

The difference between rich and poor is becoming more extreme, and as income inequality widens the wealth gap in major nations, education, health and social mobility are all threatened.

If we don't rebuild that connection with people we will really find even bigger gaps, because our gap on inequality is not just economic.