Martin Schulz Quotes

Do we believe housing is a right and that affordable housing is part of what it should mean to be an American? I say yes.

People should have affordable places to live. That's a fundamental right.

A lot flows from the question: Is having decent, stable housing part of what it means to live in this country? And I think we should answer 'yes.'

I'm going to rely upon the advice of affordable housing experts to make sure we meet the public's expectations.

All New Yorkers have the right to decent housing, regardless of income and rent.

Fair and affordable housing is a basic right for all New Yorkers and all Americans.

After Lyndon Johnson's Great Society, the belief in decent housing as a political right or social obligation was supplanted in the U.S. by the notion that suitable shelter should be an act of charity.

Every American will be given a decent, safe and affordable home.

The freedom and happiness of man... are the sole objects of all legitimate government

It ought to be considered a reward for good citizenship and good parenting to get into public housing.

I think it's not just a matter of building more houses, more flats. We need to have the right policies. I want people to be able to own their flats.

Everyone has a right to a job, everyone has a right to an education, everyone has a right to health care, everyone has a right to retirement security, everyone has a right to housing, and everyone has a right to peace.

Fighting for tenants' rights has never been about political posturing for me. It's very personal. It's why I fight for everyone who's struggling to stay in San Francisco.

When our economy is truly healthy, and everyone rises with the tide of prosperity, then issues such as the lack of affordable housing, homelessness, and hunger are greatly diminished.

With the Korean economy faltering, Seoul City will do its best to address problems regarding people's economic livelihoods - the most important part of this effort being public housing.

I will fight for affordable housing for teachers, police, fire fighters, and families in all our neighborhoods.

Having a decent place to live is fundamental for families.

I think housing is not a simple commodity because we are so in short supply of land. So the government has a role to play in providing housing - decent housing and affordable housing - for the people of Hong Kong.

Subsidizing someone's rent is much cheaper than paying for new housing, police or medical responses, or hospital or jail stays.

We have to be bold and serve all San Franciscans who are struggling to afford housing.

We need a government policy all-out in favor of more, denser housing.

The state has no right to cast people aside because they are sick or disabled.

Privatization is a neoliberal and imperialist plan. Health can't be privatized because it is a fundamental human right, nor can education, water, electricity and other public services. They can't be surrendered to private capital that denies the people from their rights.

And it is to these rights - the right of law and order, the right of life, the right of liberty, the right of a job, the right of a home in a decent neighborhood, and the right to an education - it is to these rights that I pledge my life and whatever capacity and ability I have.

The proper form of economy must be observed in building houses for each and every class.