Robert reich

We do not want to live in a theocracy. We should maintain that barrier and government has no business telling someone what they ought to believe or how they should conduct their private lives.

You can't inspire people if you are going to be uninspiring.

Globalization and free trade do spur economic growth, and they lead to lower prices on many goods.

Our moral authority is as important, if not more important, than our troop strength or our high-tech weapons. We are rapidly losing that moral authority, not only in the Arab world but all over the...

The liberal ideal is that everyone should have fair access and fair opportunity. This is not equality of result. It's equality of opportunity. There's a fundamental difference.

You can't create a political movement out of pabulum.

It's not government's business what people do in their private bedrooms.

The largest party in America, by the way, is neither the Democrats nor the Republicans. It's the party of non-voters.

There will always be a business cycle, and white-collar workers will get hit in the next recession like they always do in recessions.

Centrism is bogus.