Sadiq Kahn Quotes

I believe in capitalism for everybody, not necessarily high finance but capitalism that works for the working men and women of this country who are out there paddling alone in America right now.

You destroy the initiative of the working people if they don't feel they have a fighting chance to be a part of the American Dream.

Fair Shares for All, is Labour's Call

A strong economy is perfectly consistent with concern for equity and economic justice.

Labour’s message then is this: we believe in a strong economy; we believe also in a fair go for all, not just for some.

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

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.

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

I'm going to lead a revolution for working people in America. This includes all workers: white, black and brown, men and women, gay and straight, urban and rural.

Government can't do everything, but there is a role for government and smart policy, especially in equalizing opportunities for folks.

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

We do not accept that ours will ever be a nation of haves and have-nots. We must always be a nation of haves and soon-to-haves.

The goal of a just society should be to provide satisfying work with a living wage to all its citizens.

The only way to have a better world and end poverty is by closing the gap between the top and the bottom.

My sympathies have always been for working-class people.

Workers in decent jobs view the economy as unjust if they or their children have virtually no chance of climbing to a higher rung in the socioeconomic ladder.

We should try to ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity to find a great life. It's a quest that will require political will and ingenious policies. President Obama's proposed expansion of the earned-income tax credit goes in this direction, but we need more.

But what sets Europe apart is we insist on a social model that consists of solidarity, equal opportunity and a certain amount of redistribution.

In some ways, people forget about average working people, and how they live their lives.

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

Wealthy men can't live in an island that is encircled by poverty. We all breathe the same air. We must give a chance to everyone, at least a basic chance.

The real solution is to improve the incomes of the poor and provide their children with decent education.

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

True Americanism recognizes the enormous gravity of the social and labor problems which confront us.

I am a social democrat - I believe in pursuing greater equality and tackling social justice - but... you can't do that unless you have got a strong economy, unless you have got a vibrant business base earning the wealth that makes that possible.