Keith Ellison Quotes

I think people are very focused on the economic issues. They want an economy that works for everybody.

We've got a lot of work to do economically in this country to bring about a more just and fair economy.

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

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

I believe what Martin Luther King Jr. believed. You remember what the title of the March on Washington was? "Jobs and Freedom." What King understood is that you have to deal with the economic issues as well as the political issues and the civil rights issues.

Big businesses aren't the only ones in the economic ecosystem. Nobody should fall behind because of an unfair structure.

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

Education is the first step on the ladder to economic empowerment.

In order to have economic democracy you have to have equal access to property.

We’ve taken care not to penalize the wealthy but we have to redistribute some income …It is through reform that we can obtain fairness in the modern world…A reformed welfare state is the only way to obtain social justice.

I believe in capitalism but in fair capitalism.

The distribution of wealth is just as important as its creation.

Equality begins with economic empowerment.

The economy must provide justice as well as prosperity.

I don't believe we need to choose between addressing economic issues and addressing issues of social or racial justice.

The American people need to know we understand that they elected us to fight for economic opportunity for all. We need to create America 2.0 - a multicultural, progressive, and innovative country that fights every day for ordinary people.

We are fighting for an open and fair economy. We are fighting for the consumer. Someone needs to.

Creating wealth is not an end in itself. It needs to be shared by all.

Congratulations to Barack Obama - great victory based on building fairer economy and optimism about what politics can achieve.

We have to make our economy work for everyone - not just those at the top - protecting our country and protecting our planet.

The Tenth Commandment sends a message to socialists, to egalitarians, to people obsessed with fairness, to American presidential candidates in the year 2000 - to everyone who believes that wealth should be redistributed. And that message is clear and concise: Go to Hell.

The things that led me to run for office - trying to figure out how we create an economy where everybody's got a fair shot and if you work hard, you can achieve your dreams.

Equality begins with economic empowerment.

All we seek is an America where every person is given the chance to productively contribute to his country and where he can receive a fair and equitable share of the wealth that production creates.

We have to focus on how do we ensure the economy works for everybody, and not just a few.