Economic Quotes

"The economic and political roots of the conflicts are too strong for us to pretend to create a lasting state of harmonious understanding between men"

Alva Myrdal, Diplomat

"More than ever before, there is a global understanding that long-term social, economic, and environmental development would be impossible without healthy families, communities, and countries"

Gro Harlem Brundtland, Politician

"Make no mistake, in this campaign, I will offer the American ideals of economic freedom a clear and unapologetic defense"

Mitt Romney, Politician

"The obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty, not coddle the world, precipitating no-win wars, while bringing bankruptcy and economic turmoil to our people"

Ron Paul, Politician

"The truth of good economic doctoring is to know the general principles, and to really know the specifics. To understand the context, and also, to understand that an economy may need some tender loving care, not just the so-called hard truths, if it's going to get by"

Jeffrey Sachs, Economist

"The Russian drama began at the end of 1991, when the Soviet Union mercifully ended. Russia and 14 other new countries emerged from the ruins of the Soviet Union. Every one of those 15 new states faced a profound historical, economic, financial, social and political challenge"

Jeffrey Sachs, Economist

"The basic idea was that if a country would put its economy as an integrated piece of the world system, that it would benefit from that with economic growth. I concur with that basic view"

Jeffrey Sachs, Economist

"Russia has gone through eight years of continuing economic pain"

Jeffrey Sachs, Economist

"Much of my work in this period was concerned with exploring the logic of economic models, but also with attempting to reconcile the models with every day observation"

Joseph Stiglitz, Economist

"The earth is the Lord's fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow dictum of religion, but a directive for economic action toward human brotherhood"

Lewis Mumford, Sociologist

"Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal"

E. O. Wilson, Scientist

"A very Faustian choice is upon us: whether to accept our corrosive and risky behavior as the unavoidable price of population and economic growth, or to take stock of ourselves and search for a new environmental ethic"

E. O. Wilson, Scientist

"The U.S. Supreme Court has established that the tribes own their water. What I'd like to focus on is doing something with the water that results in economic development"

Dave Freudenthal, Politician

"I believe it is still true that conflicts among major powers usually stem from geopolitical rivalries but rarely from economic competition"

Robert Kagan, Writer

"I think the rich will eventually have to cave in too, because the economic situation around the world is not gonna tolerate the United States being on top forever"

Nina Simone, Musician

"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"

Gustav Heinemann, Politician

"And this fear that US models are replacing everything else now spills over from the sphere of culture into our two remaining categories: for this process is clearly, at one level, the result of economic domination - of local cultural industries closed down by American rivals"

Fredric Jameson, Critic

"Advances in technology will continue to reach far into every sector of our economy. Future job and economic growth in industry, defense, transportation, agriculture, health care, and life sciences is directly related to scientific advancement"

Christopher Bond, Politician

"People like me who were engaging in brinkmanship with the party economic bosses and the open dissidents who were being arrested were pursuing a common goal in different ways"

Vaclav Klaus, Statesman

"I was paid to read Western economic texts. In a way, the regime paid for their own undermining"

Vaclav Klaus, Statesman

"Based on all criteria - military power, economic influence, cultural dominance - America remains number one, even though other, new players are increasingly challenging it in that role"

Robert Kagan, Writer

"Green-tech could be the largest economic opportunity of the 21st Century"

John Doerr, Businessman

"Daily life is governed by an economic system in which the production and consumption of insults tends to balance out"

Raoul Vaneigem, Philosopher

"Legislation to create a new 10 percent tax bracket, reduce the marriage penalty, cut the tax rate on dividends and capital gains, and increase the child tax credit have been essential elements in this economic expansion"

Roger Wicker, Politician

"For when we talk about the spreading power and influence of globalization, aren't we really referring to the spreading economic and military might of the US?"

Fredric Jameson, Critic

"Never before in modern times has so much of the world been simultaneously hit by a confluence of economic and financial turmoil such as we are now living through"

Timothy Geithner, Public Servant

"My country is in the grips of a major economic crisis. This is causing dramatic consequences for the very existence of Polish families. A permanent economic crisis in Poland may also have serious repercussions for Europe. Thus, Poland ought to be helped and deserves help"

Lech Walesa, Activist

"Finally, the ecological health of the Mississippi River and its economic importance to the many people that make their living or seek their recreation is based on a healthy river system"

Ron Kind, Politician

"The truth is that neither British nor American imperialism was or is idealistic. It has always been driven by economic or strategic interests"

Charley Reese, Writer

"To meet the expectations of the majority of our people, and to open up new vistas of economic opportunity so that the aspirations of Nigerians can stand a fair chance of being fulfilled in a lifetime, there must be a truly committed leadership in a democratic Nigeria"

Ibrahim Babangida, Statesman

"While some people are certainly seeing economic benefits, many others are unemployed, underemployed, without health insurance and struggling to make ends meet"

Jerry Costello, Politician

"The Platform for Action gives due emphasis to the fact that women globally have continued to have insufficient access to the resources necessary to achieve economic independence"

Jenny Shipley, Statesman

"I like computers. I like the Internet. It's a tool that can be used. But don't be misled into thinking that these technologies are anything other than aspects of a degenerate economic system"

Jerry Brown, Politician

"The State becomes society or humanity on the ethical side, a production and trade system on the economic side"

Francis Parker Yockey, Writer

"My parents had always preached the virtues of hard work. But hard work is one thing; economic struggle is another"

Sargent Shriver, Politician

"No matter what's happening in the Middle East - the Arab Spring, et cetera, the economic challenges, high rates of unemployment - the emotional, critical issue is always the Israeli-Palestinian one"

King Abdullah II, Statesman

"With Michigan's economic future on the line, we can't afford to have our 500 local school districts marching in different directions. Instead, we need a high standards, mandatory curriculum to get all our students on the road to higher education and a good paying job"

Jennifer Granholm, Politician

"Hitler's economic revolution in Germany had reduced financial considerations to a point where they played no role in economic or political decisions"

Carroll Quigley, Writer

"The years of the economic depression have been years of political reaction, and that is why the economic crisis has generated a world peace crisis"

Arthur Henderson, Politician

"Bolshevism presented itself as an economic threat to themselves at the same time that Nazism presented itself as a political threat to their countries"

Carroll Quigley, Writer

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