We want capitalism and market forces to be the slave of democracy rather than the opposite.

Capitalism and market forces are very powerful in producing wealth and innovation. But we need to ensure that these forces act in the common interest.

Market forces and capitalism by themselves aren't sufficient to ensure the common good and to limit the concentration of wealth at levels that are compatible with democratic ideals.

Income from labor [in the United States] is about as unequally distributed as has ever been observed anywhere.

Private property and the market system are good not only to promote innovation and to promote growth; private property and the market system are good for our personal freedom.

Once constituted, capital reproduces itself faster than output increases. The past devours the future.