(75 quotes found)
“As we clear away the debris of a hurricane, let us also clear away the legacy of inequality.”
Laura Bush
“The extreme right divides, sorts out and rejects, ... It wants to introduce inequality and discrimination into the heart of the Constitution. It is an engine of exclusion, discord and violence.”
Jacques Chirac
“We have sought to address this inequity, ... And what has been the response from former imperialist quarters? Staggering beyond description. My government, my party and my own person have been labeled land grabbers, demonized, reviled and threatened with sanctions in the face of accusations of reverse racism.”
Robert Mugabe
“If inequality is a gulley in other states, it is a deep canyon in Texas.”
Don Baylor
“As we clear away the debris of a hurricane, let us also clear away the legacy of inequality. Let us deliver new hope to communities that were suffering before the storm. As we rebuild homes and businesses, we will renew our promise as a land of equality and decency.”
“As we clear away the debris of a hurricane, let us also clear away the legacy of inequality,”
Mr Bush
“Social inequality has increased and there are growing indexes of social violence. Important mechanisms for the creation of opportunities and social integration such as universal health care and education policies have deteriorated, and at the same time salaries have dropped.”
Ciska Raventós
“I went to a good public school, played sandlot ball in a good public park, had access to a good public library, drove down a good public highway to a good public college, all made possible by people I never met. There was an unwritten bargain among the generations -- we didn’t all get the same deal, but we did get civilization.”
Bill Moyers
“The system’s not broken. It’s fixed.”
Occupy Wall Street (OWS)
“... inequality matters ... is what it takes to live a decent life. If you get sick without health coverage, inequality matters. If you're the only breadwinner and out of work, inequality matters. If your local public library closes down and you can't afford to buy books on your own, inequality matters ... If you lose your job as you’re about to retire, inequality matters. And if the financial system collapses and knocks the props from beneath your pension, inequality matters.”
