Michael Harrington Quotes

Michael Harrington — American Writer born on February 24, 1928, died on July 31, 1989

Edward Michael "Mike" Harrington 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... (wikipedia)

If there is technological advance without social advance, there is, almost automatically, an increase in human misery.

It takes a certain level of aspiration before one can take advantage of opportunities that are clearly offered.

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.

People who are much too sensitive to demand of cripples that they run races ask of the poor that they get up and act just like everyone else in the society.

Clothes make the poor invisible. America has the best-dressed poverty the world has ever known.

Michael Harrington Quotes

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