If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.

Wealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth and every other blessing, both to the individual and to the state.

From his understanding of wealth and poverty came his understanding of labor and capital, which led him to the solution of trusteeship based on the belief that there is no private ownership of capital; it is given in trust for redistribution and equalization. Similarly, while recognizing differential aptitudes and talents, he holds that these are gifts from God to be used for the collective good.

The civilized classes and nations are swept away by the grand rush for contemptible wealth. Never was the world worldlier, never was it emptier of love and goodness.

If wealth is a magnet, poverty is a kind of repellent.

Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children.