Voltaire
Philosopher, Writer
"It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence."
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Inequality
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Theresa May
Politician
"You can't solve a problem as complex as inequality in one legal clause."
Bryan Stevenson
Lawyer, Author
"If you're just the person with power, exercising that power fearfully and angrily, you're going to be an operative of injustice and inequality."
Amartya Sen
Economist, Philosopher
"Gender inequality is not one problem, it's a collection of problems."
Amartya Sen
Economist, Philosopher
"You have to be interested in inequality. The issue of inequality and that of poverty are not separable."
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"Wherever there is great property, there is great inequality."
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"Wealth inequality has increased."
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"We're dealing with a crisis of inequality, of joblessness, of underemployment."
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"Prolonged endurance tames the bold."
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"Do not banish reason for inequality; but let your reason serve to make the truth appear where it seems hid, and hide the false seems true."
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"Inequality is the inevitable consequence of liberty."
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"Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only."
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"Had I been crested, not cloven, my Lords, you had not treated me thus."
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"The higher the coefficient of inequality (Gini coefficient) in a society, the worse things tend to be for those at the bottom."
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"The American woman's inequality with men is proved by her defiant attitude."
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"You have to be invited to the party. You have to be invited to work, which is weird. That can be frustrating. But gender inequality is pretty similar through almost every industry, unfortunately."
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"We're now seeing levels of inequality raise their heads that we haven't seen since the age of the robber barons. If somebody watched The Deuce, and understood the allegory about capital and labor, and understands what happens when one side is vulnerable to the other, that would be swell."
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"Love is based on inequality as friendship is on equality."
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