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In our works at Bethlehem and San Francisco, and all over the United States, I adopted this system: I pay the managers practically no salary. I make them partners in the business, only I don't let them share in the efforts of any other man.

A properly designed tax system can strike a balance between helping the poor and, at the same time, giving people the incentive to work.

Workers are baking the pie of prosperity, but they're not sharing in those dividends. That's unfair.

I've always been a leader in the push for revenue sharing.

We must ensure not only that everyone receives equal pay for equal work, but that they have the opportunity to do equal work.

I'm a big believer in the value of labor unions and with what collective effort gets people.

When you're managing a large number of people, you learn that incentives matter tremendously. You really want people to be rewarded for doing the right thing for the customers and the organization.

I believe that the human motive to share is very powerful. The human motive to profit is also very powerful, and I think that the profit motive and the sharing motive are not exclusive.

The goal of a just society should be to provide satisfying work with a living wage to all its citizens.