Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotes by Michael Harrington (American Socialist)

Edward Michael “Mike” Harrington, Jr. (1928–89) was an American democratic socialist, writer, author of The Other America, political activist, political theorist, professor of political science, radio commentator and founding member of the Democratic Socialists of America. During the 1970s he coined the term neoconservatism.

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That the poor are invisible is one of the most important things about them. They are not simply neglected and forgotten as in the old rhetoric of reform; what is much worse, they are not seen.
Michael Harrington
Topics: Wealth, The Poor, Poverty

Clothes make the poor invisible. America has the best-dressed poverty the world has ever known.
Michael Harrington
Topics: Fashion, Dress

If there is technological advance without social advance, there is, almost automatically, an increase in human misery, in impoverishment.
Michael Harrington
Topics: Technology

Our affluent society contains those of talent and insight who are driven to prefer poverty, to choose it, rather than submit to the desolation of an empty abundance.
Michael Harrington
Topics: Simplicity

It takes a certain level of aspiration before one can take advantage of opportunities that are clearly offered.
Michael Harrington
Topics: Aspirations

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