A More Perfect Union Quotes

“A meritocracy is a core foundation of American values.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“Those who take risks should be rewarded commensurately with the value of their contributions to successful business enterprise.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“We have two Americas: one where opportunity is locked in, the other where it is largely locked out.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“It is clear that in America the tilt in favor of the rich is becoming steeper.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“Workfare, not welfare.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“To the extent the fully able-bodied or partially able-bodied, are able enough to provide a service, they should be required to do so.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“A living wage provides the basics of food, clothing, and shelter along with access to transportation and basic health care without further government assistance.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“A living wage should be high enough that two parents working full time could support a family of four above the poverty line.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“.I believe it is a moral imperative to help people out of poverty.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“A secure interstate water system might do for America what the aqueducts did for Rome.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“A secure interstate water system would be a massive public works project that would employ perhaps hundreds of thousands of people for at least ten to twenty years.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“Imagine a secure interstate water system capable of transporting large amounts of water from those areas most vulnerable to flooding, to where the water is needed.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“What could an energy storage world look like? No carbon emissions. Clean skies. Breathable air. Stable oceans. Whole new industries.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“The first step in achieving this new level of energy independence is solving the energy storage problems.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“In fact, the center of our problems is political in nature. It is not with Americans ourselves.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America