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Wake me up when impending egalitarianism is a problem. In the meantime, oligarchy is eating our ass, our dreams, our country, our heritage, our democracy, our justice, and our tax code.
Molly Ivins (1944–2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]
Essay (2001-04), “Wake Me When We’re Equal,”
The Progressive, Vol. 65, No. 4
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Added on 19-Aug-26 | Last updated 19-Aug-26
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Topics: big business, egalitarianism, equality, oligarchy, social ill, wealth
More quotes by Ivins, Molly When cowardice is made respectable, its followers are without number both from among the weak and the strong; it easily becomes a fashion.
Eric Hoffer (1902–1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 203 (1955)
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Added on 1-Jan-26 | Last updated 1-Jan-26
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Topics: acceptability, acquiescence, cowardice, cowardliness, fashion, fear, respectability, social contract, social ill, timidity, weakness
More quotes by Hoffer, Eric This new understanding undermines the old admiration of worldly success as such. We are beginning to abandon our tolerance of the abuse of power by those who betray for profit the elementary decencies of life.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882–1945) American lawyer, politician, statesman; US President (1933–45)
Speech (1937-01-20), Inaugural Address, Washington, D.C.
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Added on 22-Oct-25 | Last updated 22-Oct-25
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Topics: abuse of power, admiration, decency, economic injustice, making money, power, profit, social good, social ill, success, worldliness, worldly success
More quotes by Roosevelt, Franklin Delano At the bottom of every social problem we will find a social wrong.
Henry George (1839–1897) American economist
Social Problems, ch. 1 (1883)
When cowardice becomes a fashion its adherents are without number, and it masquerades as forbearance, reasonableness and whatnot.
Eric Hoffer (1902–1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
First Things, Last Things, ch. 8 “Thoughts on the Present” (1971)
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Added on 11-Jan-11 | Last updated 1-Jan-26
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Topics: acceptability, acquiescence, cowardice, cowardliness, fashion, fear, forbearance, reasonableness, social contract, social ill, weakness
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