“The labouring poor, to use a vulgar expression, seem always to live from hand to mouth. Their present wants employ their whole whole attention, and they seldom think of the future. Even when they have an opportunity of saving they seldom exercise it, but all that is beyond their present neccessities goes, generally speaking, to the ale house.” ThinkingWantWholeUseHandsSeemsOpportunityHousePoorAttentionExpressionExerciseMouthsSavingVulgarAle Book:An Essay on the Principle of Population: Illustrated Source: An Essay on the Principle of Population: Illustrated
“You seem to think that everyone can save money if they have the character to do it. As a matter of fact, there are innumerable people who have a wide choice between saving and giving their children the best possible opportunities. The decision is usually in favor of the children.” PeopleIfsThinkingGivingChildrenMatterCharacterFactsSeemsChoicesOpportunityDecisionPovertyWideFavorsSavingMatter Of FactSaving Money Author:Eleanor Roosevelt
“The important issue is not how much inequality there is but how much opportunity there is for individuals to get out of the bottom classes and into the top. If there is enough movement upward, people will accept the efficiency of the markets. If you have opportunity, there is a great tolerance for inequality. That has been the saving grace of the American system.” PeopleIfsHas BeensImportantEnoughOpportunityIndividualAcceptingClassIssuesGraceMovementBottomToleranceInequalitySavingEfficiencyImportant IssuesSaving Grace Author:Milton Friedman