Economic Quotes

"First of all, I am not an expert on matters on different economic systems, but in my normal social intercourse with my friends we discussed matters like that"

Julius Rosenberg, Criminal

"Economic prosperity and quality education for our children are inexorably linked"

Jon Huntsman, Jr., Politician

"But my point is that you design something in the end that precludes any unhealthy trading practices that are not going to serve your environmental or your economic objectives but now is not the time to do it"

John Anderson

"Well, you know, I think in conversations with members of the Senate and others, they all recognize that the issue of immigration is important. It's important to our nation, it's important to our public safety, it's important to our security, it's important to our economic well-being moving forward. And it's not something that's going to go away"

Janet Napolitano, Politician

"Most analysts would agree that if all the undocumented immigrants in California were deported in one day, our state would experience a severe economic downturn. This does not even consider the many cultural and spiritual gifts these immigrants bring to our state and nation"

Roger Mahony, Clergyman

"Going forward, as we work to strengthen our border in the interests of homeland security, we must also recognize the economic importance of immigration reform"

Dave Reichert, Politician

"It was almost forbidden in the Soviet Union to study the New Economic Policy"

Anatoly Chubais, Politician

"Well, there's a question as to what sort of information is important in the world, what sort of information can achieve reform. And there's a lot of information. So information that organizations are spending economic effort into concealing, that's a really good signal that when the information gets out, there's a hope of it doing some good"

Julian Assange, Activist

"I have always thought that the rapid economic development of South Africa would in the long run prove to be incompatible with the government's racial policies, and recent events have tended to confirm my opinion"

Harry Oppenheimer, Businessman

"And preserving our open spaces or having them there for recreational purposes is one of the things that contributes to the high level of quality of life that we offer in Pennsylvania, and that also translates into economic benefits"

Ed Rendell, Politician

"Each man has an equal social right to multiply his power of motion by all the social factors of civilization. Private property in any of these factors is inconsistent with this fundamental right; it must, obviously, prove a source of economic despotism and industrial slavery"

Daniel De Leon, Activist

"Last Thursday, our Supreme Court backed that local governments can co-opt private property, and give it to another private entity, for economic development"

Cliff Stearns, Politician

"The American people want economic prosperity, high-quality goods and low prices, all of which I support"

John Linder, Politician

"It will be sufficient to point to the enormous burdens which armaments place on the economic, social, and intellectual resources of a nation, as well as on its budget and taxes"

Ludwig Quidde, Critic

"So if North Korea continues present isolation, then with such economic difficulties the North Korean government must meet a very serious situation in the future"

Kim Dae Jung, Leader

"U.S. economic prosperity is closely tied to the availability of a reliable and affordable supply of energy"

Cliff Stearns, Politician

"The most meaningful engine of change, powerful enough to confront corporate power, may be not so much environmental quality, as the economic development and growth associated with the effort to improve it"

Barry Commoner, Scientist

"But if we leave them alone, just satisfying ourselves with social work, economic work and the building up of a national army, it can make progress, hopefully within a short time"

Bulent Ecevit, Politician

"After all, despite the economic advantage to firms that employed child labor, it was in the social interest, as a national policy, to abolish it - removing that advantage for all firms"

Barry Commoner, Scientist

"All too often miners, and indeed other trade unionists, underestimate the economic strength they have"

Arthur Scargill, Politician

"Capitalism works better from every perspective when the economic decision makers are forced to share power with those who will be affected by those decisions"

Barney Frank, Politician

"Advertising as the printed form of selling would seem... ultimately to be justified in so far as it serves as a means of increasing legitimate human wants, as an agency of fair and economic competition in the distribution of goods, and as a stimulant to social progress"

Daniel Starch

"Government is not the generator of economic growth; working people are"

Phil Gramm, Politician

"Let us face it: in the world today, money and economic strength remain more powerful arguments than the number of people you represent"

Guy Verhofstadt, Statesman

"The publication of the third volume of Capital has made hardly any impression upon bourgeois economic science"

Rudolf Hilferding, Economist

"During these continued tough economic times, writing a sensible, fair budget that provides real opportunities for Washington families, workers and businesses is always a challenge"

Jeanne Kohl-Welles

"The U.N. acts as the world's conscience, and over eighty-five percent of the work that is done by the United Nations is in the social, economic, educational and cultural fields"

Shirley Temple, Actress

"These are challenging times for all Americans. We face the specter of war abroad and a steady stream of bad economic news at home"

Robert Matsui, Politician

"Globalization is a fact of economic life"

Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Statesman

"I want to rid the country of corruption and return our economic environment"

Nestor Kirchner, Statesman

"Accordingly, it is our task to ensure that the Government formulates policies that foster the continued development of the IT sector while also providing for citizens' access to technology and opportunity for economic advancement"

Tim Holden, Politician

"The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses our political, social and economic aspirations"

Aung San Suu Kyi, Activist

"Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods, particularly if the goods are worthless"

Sinclair Lewis, Novelist

"The standard growth theory tells us that economic growth in per capita basis comes from mainly two sources: capital deepening and total factor productivity growth, or TFP growth"

Toshihiko Fukui, Public Servant

"In embracing change, entrepreneurs ensure social and economic stability"

George Gilder, Writer

"The claim made by Team Obama that every dollar in stimulus translates into a dollar-and-a-half in growth is economic fiction. The costs of stimulus reduce future growth. No country has ever spent itself to prosperity. The price of stimulus has to be paid sometime"

Karl Rove, Politician

"Historically, filmmakers always fall in love with every frame, but now that even neophytes are given final cut, this love affair carries with it serious economic implications"

Peter Bart, Editor

"That is what has happened to the United States in the international economic scene. We have deteriorated into a debtor status so that we are now dependent upon the kindness of strangers. That is not where the world's leading power should find itself"

Paul Sarbanes, Politician

"The Bahamas is headed for unprecedented economic activity"

Perry Christie, Statesman

"It may be that apartheid brings such stupendous economic advantages to countries that they would sooner have apartheid than permit its destruction"

Oliver Tambo, Politician

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