Iqbal Quadir Quotes

Liberals are concerned about the concentration of wealth because it almost inevitably leads to a concentration of power that undermines democracy.

Whenever the very rich hold views at odds with those of the entire population, the federal government tends to do the rich's bidding.

Some people talk about Haiti as being the graveyard of development projects.

We have to recognize that the freedom of the individual has to be protected not only from the power of the state, but even more so from economic and societal power.

Many developing countries continue to be burdened by high percentages of their population living in poverty. Yet, instead of addressing this root cause of conflict, many states, ironically, increase their military might in order to control increasingly desperate populations.

It is conflict overall that mires people in poverty. That is the first law of development.

Brazil has a lot of issues that are similar to a lot of countries in Latin America, but the dominant issue Brazil is dealing with is poverty and political corruption.

The Negro today perhaps has more political power than ever before and he is worse off than ever before. It is not votes but dollars that count in this civilization.

Government is force.

A State which dwarfs its men, in order that they may be more docile instruments in its hands even for beneficial purposes—will find that with small men, no great thing can really be accomplished.

Staggering poverty and crippling inequality at hole do not necessarily prevent countries from trying to project their power abroad.

There is a dismal record of failure in Africa on the part of the developed world that shocks and shames our civilization.

All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State

What is new in our time is the increased power of the authorities to enforce their prejudices.

Democracy is becoming collateral damage in a world where global risks have been ignored or exacerbated by those with the power to act.

In the 55-60 years of their rule, the successive Congress government have only looted the country and plunged it into poverty, casteism, regionalism, terrorism, and naxalism.

Growing inequality is exacerbated by the companies who simply treat workers as commodities, and our governments are cowered by their demands to perpetuate this model of greed.

The individual cannot bargain with the State. The State recognizes no coinage but power: and it issues the coins itself.

We live in a system that espouses merit, equality, and a level playing field, but exalts those with wealth, power, and celebrity, however gained.

The state grew fat, but the people grew lean.

Elections are separated from the process of endowing the state with power; they mount to an expensive ritual

Resentment — that feeling when the modern promise of equality collides with massive disparities of power, education, status and property ownership.

The theory of communism is that the government takes money from the haves to help the have-nots; the reality is the government helps itself. In capitalistic America, four of the five richest counties surround Washington, D.C. If we were communists, it would be five.

Throughout history, people with few educational or economic resources and little bargaining power have often looked to authoritarian, ruthless people to stand up for them.

Sadly, the system in this country is rigged in favor of wealthy elites who have purchased tremendous influence in our government.