Quote by Henry George
What has destroyed every previous civilization has been the tenden

What has destroyed every previous civilization has been the tendency to the unequal distribution of wealth and power. – Henry George

Other quotes by Henry George

The march of invention has clothed mankind with powers of which a century ago the boldest imagination could not have dreamt. – Henry George

Category:
Imagination
Read Quote

The methods by which a trade union can alone act, are necessarily destructive its organization is necessarily tyrannical. – Henry George

Category:
alone
Read Quote

Capital is a result of labor, and is used by labor to assist it in further production. Labor is the active and initial force, and labor is therefore the employer of capital. – Henry George

Category:
Capitalism
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
power
category

All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife. Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest. – Beatrix Potter

Category:
power

The real problem is that the way that power is given out in our society pits us against each other. – Anita Hill

Category:
power

Clairvoyant, n.: A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which is invisible to her patron – namely, that he is a blockhead. – Ambrose Bierce

Category:
power

I think actors are getting so much more power these days, but Im not. I stay very much away from the decisions, the way in which things are orchestrated, whats been changed. I just try to stay completely in the role as the actor and as the character. – Nicole Kidman

Category:
power

Random Quotes

Follow your passion. Nothing – not wealth, success, accolades or fame – is worth spending a lifetime doing things you dont enjoy. – Jonathan Sacks

Category:
Success

Wisdom stands at the turn in the road and calls upon us publicly, but we consider it false and despise its adherents. – Khalil Gibran

Category:
Wisdom

What most people dont seem to realize is that there is just as much money to be made out of the wreckage of a civilization as from the upbuilding of one. – Margaret Mitchell

Category:
Money

Being a child at home alone in the summer is a high-risk occupation. If you call your mother at work thirteen times an hour, she can hurt you. – Erma Bombeck

Category:
Back to School