Social Equity Quotes

The way that we are going to solve social problems is by working with multiple different types of investing.

The earth is given as a common stock for man to labour and live on. If for the encouragement of industry we allow it to be appropriated, we must take care that other employment to those excluded from the appropriation.

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed

We are accountable to each other; having an equitable Minnesota benefits everyone, not just the disenfranchised.

We must now place the manufacturer by the side of the agriculturist.

Economic growth is very important, but it is not the only thing, and it must be accompanied by sharing with those who are left behind, through effective social services and provision.

We have to find a way that every Coloradan can participate in our economic growth and feel that all the changes that are occurring are working to their benefit rather than their detriment.

In my campaign I hardly ever talked about what's happening in Washington D.C. I talked about how we're going to fix the damn roads, how we clean up drinking water, and ensure people get access to the skills they need to get good paying jobs.

At the same time, we are keenly aware that China is still the largest developing country in the world and we need to make long and hard efforts if we are to build a moderately prosperous society in all respects and basically achieve modernization.

The economy must provide justice as well as prosperity.

When the object is to raise the permanent condition of a people, small means do not merely produce small effects; they produce no effect at all.

These are the same people who believe, in some cases, the federal government should not play any role in providing health care to our people or protecting the environment.

We combine fiscal responsibility with social responsibility.

Not only our future economic soundness but the very soundness of our democratic institutions depends on the determination of our government to give employment to idle men.

I want to know why the government of this country can't take care of the people who are keeping us safe?

Economic growth doesn't mean anything if it leaves people out.

It is easy to sacrifice the substantial interests of society by a strict adherence to ordinary rules.

This is not to say that the government should confiscate from the "haves" and bestow upon the "have-nots", beyond the requirements of a compassionate welfare program to provide for those who cannot provide for themselves. Far from it. But it is to say that our duty is to foster a strong, vibrant wealth-producing economy which operates in such a way that new additions to wealth accrue to those who presently have little or no ownership stake in their country.

Taxation is the price we pay for failing to build a civilized society. The higher the tax level, the greater the failure. A centrally planned totalitarian state represents a complete defeat for the civilized world, while a totally voluntary society represents its ultimate success.

Population needs to be stabilised for sustainable development.

Economic development must ... not be left to the sole judgment of a few men or groups, possessing excessive economic power, or of the political community alone, or of certain powerful nations

Countries are not like financial markets. Social change cannot be executed as swiftly as credit-default swaps. You cannot sell short on social commitments and practical responsibilities.

Bill Clinton's incredibly bold idea was to change the grant to a transaction: we'll give you something, but we demand something back; the way he would phrase it is, 'We'll give you opportunity, but you have to take responsibility.'

I used to work for an SOE. The wealth I created didn't belong to me. In other words, I was only managing money for the country and the people.