“Poverty and unemployment are part and parcel of our economic order.”

Instead of demanding a more equitable system for the distribution of social and economic goods, we blame the victim.

What has three heads, six arms, and half a brain?” Three asked. One and Two answered in unison. “Nate Sutter.

I hope to get you to think differently about suffering and pain, to convince you that animals matter, and to argue that anyone serious about ending domination and hierarchy needs to think critically about bringing animals into consideration.

Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests.

In a world of complete economic equality, you get and keep the affections you deserve. You can’t buy love with gifts or favors, you can’t hold love by raising an inadequate child, and you can’t be secure in love by serving as a good scrub woman or a good provider.

The danger to America is not in the direction of the failure to maintain its economic position, but in the direction of the failure to maintain its ideals.

I had no dreams of such economic success. You should have fun and not be so weighed down by expectations.

When it comes to this pandemic – and the economic recovery – we are not Democrats or Republicans. We are Americans, and we will be there for one another.

Together we’ll bring an end to this economic crisis and put people back to work.

We need an economy that works for all, not just the 1%.

History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict.