Cornel West Quotes

We need to put strong Democratic pressure on President Obama in the name of poor and working people.

I'm trying to stand up so that the middle class, the working class, can finally have a say. I put them as my No. 1 priority.

We need to make sure middle-class people are able to pay the bills. We need to make sure that poor people don't starve. Those are values, too.

America's leaders need to put their feet in the shoes of working Americans.

So I will stand more steadfastly for the things I stand up for, like people who work for a living. I'd like to be able to stand that way when I go to Congress.

The emancipation of the masses can become a reality only with the abolition of the competitive system of society.

The global economy should not be supported by wage earners. They have to be able to build a future like any other human being.

What the labor movement did in this country is to make sure that capitalism worked.

Equality begins with economic empowerment.

Unless you’re at the very top, you need a more equitable economy.

Prohibiting Poverty

I'm not running from the left; I'm running from the bottom. I'm running in fierce advocacy for working-class New Yorkers.

I'm going to lead a revolution for working people in America. This includes all workers: white, black and brown, men and women, gay and straight, urban and rural.

The truth is that we have got to make America work for working people again.

Donald Trump has courageously taken on the entrenched special interests who sought to suppress the working people of this country and who have sought to deny them a livable wage.

And I do not intend to lead a state where we simply tolerate poverty in our communities.

I am on the side of the working person across the country.

My goal is to eradicate poverty. I think we can't have equality until we eradicate poverty.

Our objectives are socialist. That means an irreversible shift in the balance of power and wealth in favour of working people.

As someone who has dealt with economic hardship, I am committed to making the changes necessary for our country to become more equitable. And to do so, I believe we need to think big.

We deserve an economy that works in every county, for every Georgian, and helps families thrive - not just survive.

I don't see the minimum wage as a fight between capital and labor, between persistent small businesses and diligent employees. I think offering New Mexicans a pathway out of poverty helps all of us, no matter which side of the check you sign.

What [Bernie] Sanders has done is he's focused the nation on the fact that these things are not inevitable. They are the result of policies. We can do better to create an economy that works well for working Americans.

People don't need to become more aware of poverty - they need to know how to end it.

I am going to attack income inequality and I think I have a pretty good plan to do so. I don't just tell you what I'm against. I tell you what I'm for and how I would do it.