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“The weak economy, widening income inequality, gridlock in Congress and a presidential election: Those were perhaps the dominant economic and political themes of 2012.”

Political Economy Economic Weak Election Congress Income Inequality Presidential Theme Dominant Presidential Election Income Inequality Economic Inequality Gridlock

Author:Steven Rattner

“Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.”

Source: The Politics of Education: Culture, Power, and Liberation

“Needless to say, under either system [socialism or fascism], the inequalities of income and standard of living are greater than anything possible under a free economy -- and a man's position is determined, not by his productive ability and achievement, but by political pull and force. Under both systems, sacrifice is invoked as a magic, omnipotent solution in any crisis -- and "the public good" is the altar on which victims are immolated.”

Source: The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z

“Why are so many problems today perceived as problems of intolerance, rather than as problems of inequality, exploitation, or injustice? Why is the proposed remedy tolerance, rather than emancipation, political struggle, or even armed struggle?”

Problem Today Political Struggle Injustice Tolerance Inequality Remedy Intolerance Exploitation Emancipation Political Struggle Armed Struggle

Book:Living in the End Times

Source: Living in the End Times

“Political men, like goats, usually thrive best among inequalities.”

Men Political Politics Inequality Thrive Goats

Book:Selections from the Writings of Walter Savage Landor

Source: Selections from the Writings of Walter Savage Landor