Michael Tubbs Quotes

Governance should be designed as an equalizer. Democrats are more inclined towards working families and those who are struggling for a better life.

Unless the great majority of Americans not only have, but believe they have, a fair chance, the better American future will be dangerously compromised.

Do we believe that the goal of government is to promote equal opportunity for all Americans to make the most of their lives? Or, do we now believe that government's role is to equalize the results of peoples lives?

President Obama believes in a level playing field.

Government has a role as well in what is referred to as redistributive justice.

The market economy does not automatically guarantee growth, social justice, or even economic efficiency; achieving those ends requires that government play an important role.

Well, as you know, there are many things in life that are not fair, that wealthy people can afford and poor people can’t. But I don’t believe that the federal government should take action to try to make these opportunities exactly equal, when there is a moral factor involved.

How do we make sure that rising tides lift all boats and not just the yachts?

Labour was founded to make the lives of working people better and to create more opportunities for everyone. Whether it's aspiring to work as a nurse in a hospital or setting up and running your own business, Labour should be about ensuring fairness so that everyone has the same chance in life to reach their goals.

Social cohesion and inclusive growth are additional crucial perspectives to incorporate into public policies, targeting a renewed social contract that reduces inequalities and benefits the whole of society.

I want my kids to grow up in a world where everybody gets a fair shot.

I feel passionately that the opportunities I have had should be available to everyone.

We must formulate policies to allow everyone to have the same opportunities in life and fix our broken society too.

You cannot say you've achieved equality until EVERYONE is equal and has equal opportunities!

What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share.

Middle America believes in fair play, an equal opportunity to succeed or to fail.

Democrats believe in reigniting the American dream by removing barriers to success and building ladders of opportunity for all, so everyone can succeed.

The right combination is between a free economy and social policy that addresses the needs of society and creates equal opportunity.

Obama is a leveler. He has come to narrow the divide between rich and poor. For him the ultimate social value is fairness. Imposing it upon the American social order is his mission.

Parents with meager means have the same aspirations for their children as other parents. Children from poor families have the same needs as other children.

A basic element of the American dream is equal access to education as the lubricant of social and economic mobility.

Public schools were designed as the great equalizers of our society - the place where all children could have access to educational opportunities to make something of themselves in adulthood.

Economic issues are a subset of social justice. Social justice is unimaginable without economic justice. Isn't that obvious?

Technology can be a great equalizer when it comes to health care, education - to the point where rich, poor, middle class can all get the same benefits.

We want a world where life is preserved, and the quality of life is enriched for everybody, not only for the privileged.