“ Americans have so far put up with inequality because they felt they could change their status. They didn't mind others being rich, as long as they had a path to move up as well. The American Dream is… Fareed Zakaria
“ The whole people must take upon themselves the education of the whole people, and must be willing to bear the expense of it," [John] Adams wrote. "There should not be a district of one mile square, wi… Fareed Zakaria
“ The technological revolution at home makes it much easier for computers to do our work. Fareed Zakaria
“ The Berlin Wall wasn't the only barrier to fall after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Traditional barriers to the flow of money, trade, people and ideas also fell. Fareed Zakaria
“ What we see today is an American economy that has boomed because of policies and developments of the 1950s and '60s: the interstate-highway system, massive funding for science and technology, a public… Fareed Zakaria
“ Having your fiscal house in order and having a more manageable macro-economic future is going to be very useful in creating growth. Fareed Zakaria
“ It's not possible for two countries to be the leading dominant political power at the same time. Fareed Zakaria
“ In a very weak economy, when you say 'cut government spending,' what you mean is you're laying off school teachers and you're de-funding various programs that put money into the economy. This means yo… Fareed Zakaria
“ America's growth historically has been fueled mostly by investment, education, productivity, innovation and immigration. The one thing that doesn't seem to have anything to do with America's growth ra… Fareed Zakaria
“ During the Cold War, we were interested because we were scared that Russia and the United States were going to go to war. We were scared that Russia was going to take over the world. Every country bec… Fareed Zakaria
“ The great drama of Russian history has been between its state and society. Put simply, Russia has always had too much state and not enough society. Fareed Zakaria
“ Civically engaged, business oriented, technology obsessed, and socially skilled, Franklin was our founding Yuppie, declares the New York Times columnist David Brooks. Franklin would have felt right at… Fareed Zakaria
“ Because of the times we live in, all of us, young and old, do not spend enough time and effort thinking about the meaning of life. We do not look inside ourselves enough to understand our strengths an… Fareed Zakaria
“ I should have paid greater attention to my mentor in graduate school, Samuel Huntington, who once explained that Americans never recognize that, in the developing world, the key is not the kind of gov… Fareed Zakaria
“ Jefferson's fear was that without such a system of public education, the country would end up being ruled by a privileged elite that would recycle itself through a network of private institutions that… Fareed Zakaria
