Richard T. Ely Quotes:
Ocupation: Economist
Life: April 13, 1854 - October 4, 1943
Birthday: April 13
Death: October 4
We have among us a class of mammon worshippers, whose one test of conservatism or radicalism is the attitude one takes with respect to accumulated wealth. Whatever tends to preserve the wealth of the wealthy is called conservatism, and whatever favors anything else, no matter what is called socialism.
source: "Socialism: An Examination of Its Nature, Its Strength and Its Weakness, With Suggestions for Social Reform". Book by Richard T. Ely, 1894.
topic: Attitude, Class, Radicalism, Worshippers
