The U.S. is the country that invented progressive taxation of income and of inherited wealth in the 1910s and 20s.

Over a long period of time, the main force in favor of greater equality has been the diffusion of knowledge and skills.

Our modern democratic ideal is based on the hope that inequalities will be based on merit more than inheritance or luck.

I am not political. It is not my job. But I would be happy if politicians could read my work and draw some conclusions from it.

Refusing to deal with numbers rarely serves the interests of the least well-off.

Das Kapital, I think, is very difficult to read, and for me, it was not very influential.

The U.S. is the country that invented progressive taxation of income and of inherited wealth in the 1910s and 20s.