Robert Reich Quotes & Sayings

“Globalization and free trade do spur economic growth, and they lead to lower prices on many goods.”

“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.”

“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.”

“What are called 'public schools' in many of America's wealthy communities aren't really 'public' at all. In effect, they're private schools, whose tuition is hidden away in the purchase price of upscale homes there, and in the corresponding property taxes.”

“Median wages of production workers, who comprise 80 percent of the workforce, haven't risen in 30 years, adjusted for inflation.”

“True patriotism isn't cheap. It's about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going.”

“A lot of attention has been going to social values - abortion, gay rights, other divisive issues - but economic values are equally important.”

“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.”

“As digital equipment replaces the jobs of routine workers and lower-level professionals, technicians are needed to install, monitor, repair, test, and upgrade all the equipment.”

“The largest party in America, by the way, is neither the Democrats nor the Republicans. It's the party of non-voters.”