“Some say that I should settle down, go slower and not push so hard, so quickly for such transformational change. To them, I say that you misunderstand the size of the problems we face, the strength of the status quo and the urgency of the people's desire for change.” PeopleShouldHardProblemFacesDesireSizeSettlingStatus QuoUrgencySettling DownChallenging Status QuoChallenging The Status Quo Author:Eliot Spitzer
“Companies that pollute should be taxed so that a product's cost to society is reflected in the price of that product.” ShouldCompanyProductsCost Author:Eliot Spitzer
“Tax rates for the wealthy should revert to Clinton-era levels, both because it is necessary for long-term deficit reduction and because fairness dictates it. Moreover, there is no proof that higher marginal rates dissuade investment, all the rhetoric from the Right notwithstanding.” ShouldLongTermLevelsHigherTaxesClintonInvestmentRateProofErasLong TermWealthyFairnessRhetoricDeficitReduction Author:Eliot Spitzer
“Mitt Romney's primary season embrace of the social and economic agenda of the more rabid elements of his party doomed him, especially the shrill immigration rhetoric and the harshly insensitive theory that no additional sacrifice or contribution should be sought from those at the top.” ShouldSocialPartySacrificeEconomicTheoryElementsSeasonsEmbraceImmigrationPrimariesContributionAgendasRhetoricDoomedRomneyInsensitive Author:Eliot Spitzer
“Once again, the puppets on Capitol Hill are about to slam the Muppets on Main Street. The country still hasn't recovered from the Wall Street-induced financial cataclysm of 2008, yet Congress is preparing to enact the Orwellian 'JOBS Act' - a bill that should in fact be called the 'Return Fraud to Wall Street in One Easy Step Act.'” ShouldStillsCountryFactsJobsEasyStepsStreetsWallReturnBillsFinancialCongressHillsFraudPreparingPuppetsSlamCapitolMain StreetMuppetOrwellianCapitol Hill Author:Eliot Spitzer
“Virtually everywhere in the world, people still wake up and want their country to be more like the United States than any other nation. We are the envy of the world because of what we stand for and how our democratic process, flawed as it may often seem to be, operates. We should take pride in that.” PeopleWorldWantShouldMayStillsCountryStatesSeemsNationsProcessUnitedUnited StatesPrideWake UpDemocraticEnvyFlawedDemocratic Process Author:Eliot Spitzer
“Power must be used, but it must be tempered by soul-searching and the recognition of our human capacity for error. That is the maxim that should inform our approach to every challenge, from reforming state government to engaging in foreign affairs.” ShouldHumansSoulStatesGovernmentUsedChallengesApproachCapacityErrorsAffairRecognitionEngagingMaximsSoul SearchingState GovernmentHuman CapacityForeign Affairs Author:Eliot Spitzer
