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Edgar Allan Poe Quote: “It is the nature of truth…”

It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to be richest when most superficial.

October 18, 2021 1809, American, Edgar Allan Poe, January 19, Quotes by Poets

Marshall McLuhan Quote: “Historians and archaeologists will one day…”

Historians and archaeologists will one day discover that the ads of our time are the richest and most faithful reflections that any society ever made of its entire range of activities.

September 4, 2021 1911, Canadian, July 21, Marshall McLuhan, Quotes by Sociologists

Robert Kennedy, Jr. Quote: “When my father started talking about…”

When my father started talking about strip mining in the Appalachia back in the ’60s, I remember a conversation I had with him where he said, you know, this is the richest state in the country if you look at the resources and the land, but the poorest people after the state of Mississippi: the 49th poorest people in the country.

August 11, 2021 1954, American, January 17, Jr., Quotes by Activists, Robert Kennedy

Socrates Quote: “He is richest who is content…”

He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.

July 11, 2021 469 BC, Greek, Quotes by Philosophers, Socrates

Peter Singer Quote: “Privacy about giving is counterproductive. There…”

Privacy about giving is counterproductive. There is solid scientific research showing that people are more likely to give if they can see that others are giving. The richest people, in particular, should be setting an example.

June 2, 2021 1946, Australian, July 6, Peter Singer, Quotes by Philosophers

Marquis de Lafayette Quote: “In America there are none poor…”

In America there are none poor, and none even that can be called peasants. Each citizen has some property, and all citizens have the same rights as the richest individual, or landed proprietor, in the country.

March 23, 2020 1757, French, Marquis de Lafayette, Quotes by Revolutionaries, September 6

Leon Kass Quote: “My job is to provide the…”

My job is to provide the president with the richest possible consideration, so that he knows what is at stake in whatever decision he makes.

February 2, 2020 1939, American, February 12, Leon Kass, Quotes by Educators

Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quote: “The person who has lived the…”

The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years but the one with the richest experiences.

May 6, 2019 1712, French, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, June 28, Quotes by Philosophers

Benjamin Todd Jealous Quote: “Let us invest less and less…”

Let us invest less and less in war and tax cuts for the richest 1 percent, and more and more in jobs and schools for the other 99 percent.

October 8, 2018 1973, American, Benjamin Todd Jealous, January 18, Quotes by Activists
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