James Carville Quotes

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.

But this convention is about more than re-nominating President Obama. It's about Americans coming together to build one economy - not from the top down, but from the middle class out and the bottom up.

I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people.

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.

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

I do care about not 99 percent or 95 percent. I care about the very rich and the very poor. I care about 100 percent of America.

President Obama believes that income inequality is one of the most pressing matters facing the nation. If we are going to be a country that provides ladders of opportunity and believes in a thriving middle class, then we have to raise the minimum wage.

I will be a President for the middle class.

The best social programs we've had in this country are those that have united the middle class and the poor.

I have tried to suggest that injustice is not necessary economic -- that the economics can work, and has often worked, when the constituency for it is animated. The politics of equality -- that is a little harder.

And as we work together, we will build a better America! As we work together, we will bring the middle class to thrive again! As we work together, we will make sure that everybody has the ladder of opportunity to climb!

We want a Colorado that works for everybody.

I'm trying to stand up so that the middle class, the working class, can finally have a say. I put them as my No. 1 priority.

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

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

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.

There's no doubt about it: Hillary is the best person to be our 45th president. Hillary has always been a tireless advocate for working families - she's never ceased to make sure everybody has a fair shot at achieving the American Dream.

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

Eradicate poverty. This is all that matters in my country. When I am out training I think about this a lot; when I am running it is going over in my mind. As a country we cannot move forward until we eradicate poverty.

Those who work ought to live better than those that don't.

Remember, America's greatness is based on creating wealth like the rest of the world has never known, and then, making sure it's shared throughout a middle class and even the underprivileged.

We are not going back to the failed policies of the past. We are fighting for the middle class!

Politicians have to be committed to people in equal measures.

We must display a heart for every American, and a special passion for those still on the first rung of life's ladder.