Robert Reich quotes

True patriotism isn't cheap. It's about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going.

We never used to blink at taking a leadership role in the world. And we understood leadership often required something other than drones and bombs. We accepted global leadership not just for humanitarian reasons, but also because it was in our own best interest. We knew we couldn't isolate ourselves from trouble. There was no place to hide.

The faith that anyone could move from rags to riches - with enough guts and gumption, hard work and nose to the grindstone - was once at the core of the American Dream.

The faith that anyone could move from rags to riches - with enough guts and gumption, hard work and nose to the grindstone - was once at the core of the American Dream.

There will always be a business cycle, and white-collar workers will get hit in the next recession like they always do in recessions.

It is hard to bite the hands that feed you, especially when you are competing for food.

The largest party in America, by the way, is neither the Democrats nor the Republicans. It's the party of non-voters.

What someone is paid has little or no relationship to what their work is worth to society.

The liberal ideal is that everyone should have fair access and fair opportunity. This is not equality of result. It's equality of opportunity. There's a fundamental difference.

Government subsidies to elite private universities take the form of tax deductions for people who make charitable contributions to them.

True patriotism isn't cheap. It's about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going.

Medical costs are soaring because our health-care system is totally screwed up. Doctors and hospitals have every incentive to spend on unnecessary tests, drugs, and procedures.

Those at the top would do better with a smaller share of a booming economy that elicits a positive politics than they will do with an ever-larger share of an anemic economy that fuels the politics of anger.