William Jennings Bryan: Prosperity

William Jennings Bryan Money Quote saying early in the 20th Century that trickle-down economics should be reversed to grow the economy from the ground upward. William Jennings Bryan said:
 

 

“There are two ideas of government. There are those who believe that, if you will only legislate to make the well-to-do prosperous, their prosperity will leak through on those below. The DEMOCRATIC idea, however, has been that if you legislate to make the masses prosperous, their prosperity will find its way up through every class which rests upon them” — William Jennings Bryan

Prince Philip: Prosperous Work

Prince Philip Money Quote saying it has come time to get off our hands and earn prosperity rather than wait for the world to bestow it. Prince Philip said:
 

 

“Gentlemen, I think it is about time we ‘pulled our fingers out’… If we want to be more prosperous we’ve simply got to get down to it and work for it. The rest of the world does not owe us a living” — Prince Philip

Barack Obama: Prosperous Only

Barack Obama Money Quote saying the country can’t do well for long when it caters only to the rich. Barack Obama said:
 

 

“The nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous” — Barack Obama

James Monroe: People Prosperous & Happy

James Monroe Money Quote saying as the 5th President of the U.S. that no nation could compare to America’s rapid growth and happy, prosperous citizens. James Monroe said:
 

 

“If we look to the history of other nations, ancient or modern, we find no example of a growth so rapid, so gigantic, of a people so prosperous and happy” — James Monroe

Birthday April 28, 1758 – Died July 4, 1831 President from 1817 to 1825 Most famous for his “Monroe Doctrine” policy

George H.W. Bush: Free Markets, Free Will

George H.W. Bush Money Quote saying that his economic strategy is focused on free markets and unregulated economy. George H.W. Bush said:
 

 

“We know how to secure a more just and prosperous life for man on Earth: through free markets, free speech, free elections, and the exercise of free will unhampered by the state” — George H.W. Bush

 
Born June 12, 1924 – Died November 30, 2018
 

This quote suggests that George H.W. Bush believed the best path to a more just and prosperous society is through economic and political freedom. He saw free markets, where individuals can start businesses and trade freely without excessive government intervention, as important for prosperity.

He also valued free speech, free elections, and individual liberty from intrusive government (“free will unhampered by the state”) as key to a just and fair system. Overall, Bush seemed to be advocating for a system with limited government involvement and maximum individual economic and political freedoms as the best way to improve living standards and ensure justice and fairness in society.

Frederick Douglass: Slave Trade Prosperous

Frederick Douglass Money Quote saying in his 4th of July speech before the Rochester ladies antislavery society in 1852 that price for men was high then, making slave trade prosperous. Frederick Douglass said:
 

 

“Take the American slave-trade, which we are told by the papers, is especially prosperous just now. Ex-Senator Benton tells us that the price of men was never higher than now. He mentions the fact to show that slavery is in no danger” — Frederick Douglass

In this quote, Frederick Douglass is vividly describing the horrors of the slave trade from his perspective. He speaks of hearing the “doleful wail” or cries of anguish from enslaved people being forcefully taken away in chains and transported to “slave-markets”.

There, human beings would be treated as commodities and “sold like horses, sheep, and swine” to whoever offered the highest price through an auction. Douglass emphasizes how deeply traumatic this was, as the “tenderest ties” or closest familial bonds were “ruthlessly broken” without regard for the people involved.

All of this was done to satisfy the “lust, caprice and rapacity” or greedy, cruel and exploitative desires of those buying and profiting off the slave trade. Douglass expresses his deep personal revulsion and sickness at witnessing the inhumane system of people being reduced to property and sold without mercy for the benefit of slave traders.

Douglass continued: “millions are pocketed every year by dealers in this horrid traffic. In several states this trade is a chief source of wealth”

Sean Spicer: Prosperous Press Secretary

Sean Spicer Money Quote commenting at University of Chicago Institute on Politics on why being truthful matters as newly named Trump Press Secretary – because it could help him prosper in his life after the Whitehouse.

Sean Spicer said:

So all I can tell you is that I intend to have, hopefully, a very prosperous life after this
— Sean Spicer

Nick Hanauer: Plutocrats, Be More Inclusive

Nick Hanauer Money Quotation saying the wealthy need to work toward more inclusive society for continued growth. Nick Hanauer said:
 

 

“Fellow plutocrats, I think it may be time for us to recommit to our country, to commit to a new kind of capitalism which is both more inclusive and more effective, a capitalism that will ensure that America’s economy remains the most dynamic and prosperous in the world” — Nick Hanauer

Steve Sack, The Minneapolis Star Tribune