All William Greider Quotes
As the world's finest democracy, we do not do guillotines. But there are other less bloody rituals of humiliation, designed to reassure the populace that order is restored, the Republic cleansed.
William Greider
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The economy is not governed with the bottom half in mind.
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The do-it-yourself version of pensions is a flop, as many Americans have painfully learned.
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If we have wealth, it will be protected from inflation and possibly even enhanced in value.
William Greider
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In this country you can say aloud or publish just about anything you like.
William Greider
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The threat to globalization is not the wasted American dollars but Washington's readiness to mix US commercial interests with its self-appointed role as global protector.
William Greider
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A profound political question is suddenly on the table: Must the country continue to give precedence to private financial gain and market determinism over human lives and broad public values?
William Greider
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The ways in which people treat animals will be reflected in how people relate to one another.
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Folks in the bottom half of the economy are already squeezed hard. They will be bloodied and bankrupt if economic policy inadvertently induces a recession.
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Animal-rights advocates remind us of this admonition: The ways in which people treat animals will be reflected in how people relate to one another.
William Greider
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Leaks and whispers are a daily routine of news-gathering in Washington.
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Nevertheless, I resist cynicism and continue to believe in the possibilities for genuine democracy.
William Greider
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The point is, the political reporters are the ones who no longer understand the ritual they are covering. They keep searching for political meanings in the tepid events when a convention is now essentially a human drama and only that.
William Greider
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If you think about it, Washington's overwhelming power in the world is founded on death, the awesome arsenal for killing people.
William Greider
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In the deregulated realm of US banking and finance, crime does occasionally pay for its foul deeds, not in prison time but by making modest rebates to the victims.
William Greider
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