Robert Reich quotes

Robert Reich is an American economist, professor, author, and political commentator, well-known for his expertise in public policy and labor economics. His service as U.S. Secretary of Labor during the Clinton administration brought reforms focused on workers’ rights and economic equality. He continues to influence economic thought through teaching, writing, and public advocacy. Here are 29 of his quotes:

Radical conservatives want to police bedrooms. (Robert Reich)
Our moral authority is as important, if not more important, than our troop strength or our high-tech weapons. We are rapidly losing that moral authority, not only in the Arab world but all over the world. View quote
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The liberal ideal is that everyone should have fair access and fair opportunity. This is not equality of result. It's equality of opportunity. There's a fundamental difference. View quote
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Median wages of production workers, who comprise 80 percent of the workforce, haven't risen in 30 years, adjusted for inflation. View quote
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There is a crisis of public morality. Instead of policing bedrooms, we ought to be doing a better job policing boardrooms. View quote
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Liberals are concerned about the concentration of wealth because it almost inevitably leads to a concentration of power that undermines democracy. View quote
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The silent majority really is a liberal majority, even though the word liberal has taken a real beating over the last 20 years by radical conservatives. View quote
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A lot of attention has been going to social values - abortion, gay rights, other divisive issues - but economic values are equally important. View quote
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I wish it were simply a nightmare, but I think that any reasonable person watching American politics would come to the conclusion that a second Bush administration would in fact incorporate a more radicalized version of what we've seen in the first administration. View quote
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Globalization and free trade do spur economic growth, and they lead to lower prices on many goods. View quote
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There will always be a business cycle, and white-collar workers will get hit in the next recession like they always do in recessions. (Robert Reich)
A leader is someone who steps back from the entire system and tries to build a more collaborative, more innovative system that will work over the long term. View quote
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We do not want to live in a theocracy. We should maintain that barrier and government has no business telling someone what they ought to believe or how they should conduct their private lives. View quote
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You can't create a political movement out of pabulum. View quote
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Your most precious possession is not your financial assets. Your most precious possession is the people you have working there, and what they carry around in their heads, and their ability to work together. View quote
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The largest party in America, by the way, is neither the Democrats nor the Republicans. It's the party of non-voters. View quote
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True patriotism isn't cheap. It's about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going. View quote
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You can't inspire people if you are going to be uninspiring. View quote
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It's not government's business what people do in their private bedrooms. View quote
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Technology is changing so fast that knowledge about specifics can quickly become obsolete. That's why so much of what technicians learn is on the job. View quote
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It is impossible to fight bullies merely by saying they're going too far. (Robert Reich)
We already have an annual wealth tax on homes, the major asset of the middle class. It's called the property tax. Why not a small annual tax on the value of stocks and bonds, the major assets of the wealthy? View quote
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The faith that anyone could move from rags to riches - with enough guts and gumption, hard work and nose to the grindstone - was once at the core of the American Dream. View quote
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Standing up to bullies is the hallmark of a civilized society. View quote
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The only way to grow the economy in a way that benefits the bottom 90 percent is to change the structure of the economy. At the least, this requires stronger unions and a higher minimum wage. View quote
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Occupation: American Economist
Born: June 24, 1946
Quotes count: 29