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“I couldn't make any sense of this logic, that the better off got more and those had little got less. The world ran on this law and only on this.”

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“Science faculties at renowned research institutions were given two identical CVs to assess. Half the scientists received a CV with a female name, and half with a male name. The 'female' applicant was consistently rated as less competent and less hireable, and the scientists were less likely to want to mentor her. The 'male' candidate was offered a significantly higher starting salary”

Jobs Science Feminism Inequality Cvs Girls Will Be Girls

Book:Girls Will Be Girls: Dressing Up, Playing Parts and Daring to Act Differently

Source: Girls Will Be Girls: Dressing Up, Playing Parts and Daring to Act Differently

“OUR SOCIETY IS CONTROLLED BY LAWYERS AND FINANCIERS "PROBLEM MAKERS WE NEED TO EVOME TO A SOCIETY LEAD BY CREATORS, ENGINEERS, SCIENTISTS PROBLEM SOLVERS. SURELY WE WILL HAVE MORE INGENUITY COOPERATION AND PEACE”

Development Economics Inequality Sustainability

Book:The Sustainable Organisation - a paradigm for a fairer society: Think about sustainability in an age of technological progress and rising inequality

Source: The Sustainable Organisation - a paradigm for a fairer society: Think about sustainability in an age of technological progress and rising inequality

“You should not have too many people waiting on you, you should have to do most things for yourself. Hotel service is embarrassing. Maids, waiters, bellhops, porters and so forth are the most embarrassing people in the world for they continually remind you of inequities which we accept as the proper thing. The sight of an ancient woman, gasping and wheezing as she drags a heavy pail of water down a hotel corridor to mop up the mess of some drunken overprivileged guest, is one that sickens and weighs upon the heart and withers it with shame for this world in which it is not only tolerated but regarded as proof positive that the wheels of Democracy are functioning as they should without interference from above or below. Nobody should have to clean up anybody else’s mess in this world. It is terribly bad for both parties, but probably worse for the one receiving the service.”

Humanity Democracy Society Capitalism Inequality The Catastrophe Of Success

Author:Tennessee Williams

“I wonder why it is that the countries with the most nobles also have the most misery?”

Injustice Privilege Inequality Elitism Expoitation Aristocrcy

Author:Francis Bacon

“A thorough investigation would prove that nine crimes out of ten could be traced, directly or indirectly, to our economic and social iniquities, to our system of remorseless exploitation and robbery.”

Crime Capitalism Inequality Anarchism

Book:Anarchism and Other Essays

Source: Anarchism and Other Essays

“Everyone can enjoy a life of luxurious leisure if the machine-produced [robots] wealth is shared, or most people can end up miserably poor if the machine-owners successfully lobby against wealth redistribution. So far, the trend seems to be toward the second option, with technology driving ever-increasing inequality.”

Inequality Robots Automation Wealth Redistribution Machine Code Machine Sentience

Author:Stephen Hawking

“As long as fathers rule but do not nurture, as long as mothers nurture but do not rule, the conditions favoring the development of father-daughter incest will prevail.”

Inequality Child Abuse Patriarchy Sexual Abuse Child Sexual Abuse Incest Abusive Men Abusive Father Abusive Parent Traditional Female Roles

Book:Father-Daughter Incest

Source: Father-Daughter Incest

“From this moment there would be no question of virtue or morality; for despotism cui ex honesto nulla est spes, wherever it prevails, admits no other master; it no sooner speaks than probity and duty lose their weight and blind obedience is the only virtue which slaves can still practice.”

Law Politics Virtue Society Morality Slavery Tyranny Inequality Despotism

Book:Discourse on the Origin of Inequality

Source: Discourse on the Origin of Inequality

“Pity womankind, but never a woman.”

Women Inequality Woman Misogyny Womanhood Strength Of A Woman Womankind

Book:The Goblins of Eros

Source: The Goblins of Eros

“So the swallow flew over the great city, and saw the rich making merry in their beautiful houses, while the beggars were sitting at the gates. He flew into dark lanes, and saw the white faces of starving children looking out listlessly at the black streets...”

Poor Rich Injustice Privilege Inequality Gap

Book:The Happy Prince and Other Tales

Source: The Happy Prince and Other Tales

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