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Thomas Piketty Quotes: I am not political. It is not my job. But I would be happy if politicians could read my work and draw some conclusions from it.
         

I am not political. It is not my job. But I would be happy if politicians could read my work and draw some conclusions from it.


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Wealth is so concentrated that a large segment of society is virtually unaware of its existence.

Wealth is so concentrated that a large segment of society is virtually unaware of its existence.



We want capitalism and market forces to be the slave of democracy rather than the opposite.

We want capitalism and market forces to be the slave of democracy rather than the opposite.



It's important to realize that innovation and growth in itself are not sufficient to moderate inequality of wealth.

It's important to realize that innovation and growth in itself are not sufficient to moderate inequality of wealth.



When inequality gets to an extreme, it is completely useless for growth.

When inequality gets to an extreme, it is completely useless for growth.



Our modern democratic ideal is based on the hope that inequalities will be based on merit more than inheritance or luck.

Our modern democratic ideal is based on the hope that inequalities will be based on merit more than inheritance or luck.



No hypocrisy is too great when economic and financial elites are obliged to defend their interest.

No hypocrisy is too great when economic and financial elites are obliged to defend their interest.



Over a long period of time, the main force in favor of greater equality has been the diffusion of knowledge and skills.

Over a long period of time, the main force in favor of greater equality has been the diffusion of knowledge and skills.



Indeed, the distribution of wealth is too important an issue to be left to economists, sociologists, historians, and philosophers.

Indeed, the distribution of wealth is too important an issue to be left to economists, sociologists, historians, and philosophers.



At the heart of every major political upheaval lies a fiscal revolution.

At the heart of every major political upheaval lies a fiscal revolution.



I don't think there is any serious evidence that we need to be paying people more than 100 times the average wage in order to get high-performing managers.

I don't think there is any serious evidence that we need to be paying people more than 100 times the average wage in order to get high-performing managers.





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Nothing is as uplifting as standing before a great painting whether it was painted in 1505 or last Tuesday.



Cultivate visibility because attention is currency.

Cultivate visibility because attention is currency.



If we do what is necessary, all the odds are in our favor.

If we do what is necessary, all the odds are in our favor.



Very gratefully, with grateful appreciation, with sincere appreciative gratitude, in appreciatively grateful sincerity of regret, he declined.

Very gratefully, with grateful appreciation, with sincere appreciative gratitude, in appreciatively grateful sincerity of regret, he declined.



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