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“The territorial aristocracy of past ages was obliged by law, or thought itself obliged by custom, to come to the help of its servants and relieve their distress. But the industrial aristocracy of our day, when it has impoverished and brutalized the men it uses, abandons them in time of crisis to public charity to feed them. ... In any event, the friends of democracy should keep their eyes anxiously fixed in that direction. For if ever again permanent inequality of conditions and aristocracy make their way into the world, it will have been by that door that they entered.”

Book:Democracy in America

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Democracy in America

Published in the 19th century, this seminal work offers a detailed examination of the American political system, its history, and its societal implications. The author delves into the functioning of democracy, the role of the government, and the cultural fabric of the nation. more

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Alexis de Tocqueville

Alexis de Tocqueville was a French historian and political theorist renowned for his seminal work 'Democracy in America'. He embarked on a journey to the United States in the 1830s to examine its democratic institutions, and his observations were compiled into a two-volume book that remains a cornerstone in the study of American democracy and political science. more

“Charity asks, 'what's wrong, how can I help?' Justice asks, 'why is it happening and how can I change it?' And that's when people get uncomfortable. Because it is often the case that these people over here have less, because these people over here have more. And when we try to change that, there's resistance & there's conflict and struggle.”

Change Justice Struggle Rights Conflict Charity Equality Inequality

Author:Marshall Ganz

“I am what stands between humanity and the crisis - I am what stands between humanity and injustice - I am what stands between humanity and discrimination and disparities - I am what stands between humanity and dictators.”

Justice Prejudice Injustice Equality Humanitarian Tyranny Discrimination Inequality Dictators Disparities

Book:When Call The People: My World My Responsibility

Source: When Call The People: My World My Responsibility

“...a study of all 50 U.S. States found that those states marked out by large inequalities of power in terms of income and ethnicity had weaker environmental policies and suffered greater ecological degradation. Furthermore, one study covering 50 countries found the more unequal a country is, the more likely the biodiversity of its landscape is to be under threat.”

Economics Equality Inequality Ethnicity Environmental Protection Biodiversity Income Inequality Environmental Degradation

Book:Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist

Source: Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist

“The vast majority of states continue to withhold the right to vote when prisoners are released on parole. Even after the term of punishment expires, some states deny the right to vote for a period ranging from a number of years to the rest of one’s life. This is far from the norm in other countries—like Germany, for instance, which allows (and even encourages) prisoners to vote. In fact, about half of European countries allow all incarcerated people to vote, while others disqualify only a small number of prisoners from the polls. Prisoners vote either in their correctional facilities or by some version of absentee ballot in their town of previous residence. Almost all of the countries that place some restrictions on voting in prison are in Eastern Europe, part of the former Communist. No other country in the world disenfranchises people who are released from prison in a manner even remotely resembling the United States. In fact, the United Nations Human Rights Committee has charged that U.S. disenfranchisement policies are discriminatory and violate international law.”