239 Quotes by Robert Reich

Corporations aren't people. They have no brains, no consciences, no capacity for intent or guilt.

The 'free market' is the product of laws and rules continuously emanating from legislatures, executive departments, and courts.

One of the things I tell my students is that if you want to understand what's been going on and also what needs to be done, you've got to get out of the blame game. Some people on the left want to blame the rich and corporations. Some people on the right want to blame the poor and government. Either of those frames of reference gets you nowhere and they aren't even truthful. You've got to understand the dynamic itself.

The Tea Party is but one manifestation of a widening perception that the game is rigged in favor of the rich and powerful.

Universities have to tame their budgets, especially for student amenities that have nothing to do with education.

The United States is a safe harbor.

America's real business leaders understand unless or until the middle class regains its footing and its faith, capitalism remains vulnerable.

The rich would do better with a smaller share of a rapidly growing economy then they're doing now with a large share of an economy that is barely growing at all.

As we segregate by income into different communities, schools in lower-income areas have fewer resources than ever.