Human life consists of doing certain things ... to take part in the life of the community; to be able to talk about subjects that interest me and there freedom of speech comes into it.
Amartya SenEconomic growth without investment in human development is unsustainable - and unethical.
Amartya SenThe governments and the hard-headed military establishment and the general conservative part of America have never taken much interest in democracy, anyway.
Amartya SenThe elimination of ignorance, of illiteracy... and of needless inequalities in opportunities (is) to be seen as objectives that are valued for their own sake. They expand our freedom to lead the lives we have reason to value, and these elementary capabilities are of importance on their own
Amartya Sen