- Nov 07, 2020
Inequality Quotes
On fairness, courage, and the cost of unequal systems.
These lines take on inequality from several angles—educational gaps that need systemic fixes, the economic toll of persistent disparity, and the courage historical figures showed in speaking out. It connects to our Injustice theme.
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- Diversity
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I care about waking up to the true issues of the 21st century: inequality, diversity, and the impact of tech.
- Boldly
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Even after facing jail, Martin Luther King, Jr. courageously and boldly spoke out against racial inequality.
- Corrosive
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Economic inequality is a corrosive force that undermines economic growth, puts a brake on the fight against poverty, and sparks social unrest.
- Rise
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Inequality is on the rise.
- Democracy
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Persistent inequality costs the U.S. hundreds of billions of dollars a year, undermining our global competitiveness, our democracy, and our ideals as a nation.
- Effort
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Ending educational inequality is going to require systemic change and a long-term, sustained effort. There are no shortcuts and no silver bullets.
- Next
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Bombay is the ideal microcosm of India, of that whole sense of inequality where you could have the biggest skyscrapers next to the poorest slums.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
American social arrangements, economic arrangements, the degree of inequality in American life, the relatively small role played by the government in American public life and so forth, compares to exactly the opposite conditions in most of the European societies.
- Nation
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- Nov 07, 2020
President Obama believes that income inequality is one of the most pressing matters facing the nation. If we are going to be a country that provides ladders of opportunity and believes in a thriving middle class, then we have to raise the minimum wage.
- Constitution
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- Nov 07, 2020