Authors:

Affluence Quotes

The state has typically been a device for producing affluence for a few at the expense of many.

Murray Newton Rothbard (1978). “For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto”, p.209, Ludwig von Mises Institute

Wherever there is great property, there is great inequality.

Adam Smith (2016). “The Wealth of Nations”, Xist Publishing

Affluence creates poverty.

Marshall McLuhan (2010). “The Medium and the Light: Reflections on Religion and Media”, p.93, Wipf and Stock Publishers

The greatest of all contraceptives is affluence.

Indira Gandhi, Som Benegal (1976). “Freedom is the starting point: a collection of memorable words”

The freedom of affluence opposes and contradicts the freedom of community life.

Wendell Berry (2003). “The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry”, p.59, Counterpoint

What pleasure can those over-happy persons know, who, from their affluence and luxury, always eat before they are hungry and drink before they are thirsty?

Samuel Richardson (1755). “A collection of the moral and instructive sentiments, maxims, cautions, and reflexions, contained in the histories of Pamela, Clarissa, and Sir Charles Grandison: Digested under proper heads, with references to the volume, ...”, p.80