David Clennon Quotes

I've often said that far more sensible than a 'make poverty history' campaign would be a 'make wealth history' campaign. It is, after all, the wealthy people who do all the damage. The less money you earn, the fewer resources you use up.

Equality begins with economic empowerment.

Unless you’re at the very top, you need a more equitable economy.

My goal is to eradicate poverty. I think we can't have equality until we eradicate poverty.

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.

I'm going to give all my money away, eventually. I don't believe in all this hand-down stuff. Even if I had kids, I don't think I'd want to give them everything.

The goal isn't how much money you make, but how much you help people.

Fair Shares for All, is Labour's Call

Until economic freedom is attained for everybody, there can be no real freedom for anybody.

We do not destroy ambition, nor do we seek to divide our wealth into equal shares on stated occasions. We continue to recognize the greater ability of some to earn more than others. But we do assert that the ambition of the individual to obtain for him and his a proper security, a reasonable leisure, and a decent living throughout life is an ambition to be preferred to the appetite for great wealth and great power.

We may pay high taxes but if it means that many hard working people have better lives, I am glad to do so.

In a good society, those in the middle and at the bottom ought to benefit significantly from economic growth. When the country prospers, everybody should prosper.

There is the freedom from want, despair and psychological insecurity that would come from having income sufficient to provide the necessities of life. But there is also the freedom to choose not to work for a time in order to take care of family members, pursue a passion, acquire education or contribute to a worthwhile community project. There is the freedom to start a new business with an uncertain future, the freedom to say yes to a job that pays little but yields joy and satisfaction — and the freedom to say no to a job that pays too little or is demeaning and unpleasant. Why, they ask, should such freedoms be reserved only for the wealthy?

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

I'm not persuaded that the opposite of poverty is wealth - I've come to believe... that the opposite of poverty is justice.

Especially in a rich nation, there is absolutely no reason why everyone couldn't and shouldn't have a life of dignity.

I was raised to stand up for the little guy, for working families and the middle class.

It's time to make our government work for all of us... and not just the 1%.

None of us can think we are exempt from concerns for the poor and for social justice.

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

We must create a kind of globalization that works for everyone... and not just for a few.

Well, it's the last step of the civil rights movement: You know, wrap your hands around some money, right?

Justice requires that everyone should have enough to eat. But it also requires that everyone should contribute to the production of food.

Since I became First Minister, I have made clear my priority to alleviate poverty and tackle inequality in Scotland. Ensuring that everyone can do better in life will not only make Scotland fairer, but it will also make it a more prosperous place.

When we see people that are impoverished and people who are dealt an unfair hand, then if we have the power to help them, we should try to do that.