Michael Harrington Quotes

United States, Author
February 24, 1928 – July, 31, 1989.

Edward Michael Harrington Jr. was an American democratic socialist, writer, author of The Other America, political activist, political theorist, professor of political science, radio commentator and founding member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

Also known as Writer, Socialist, Activist, Professor

If there is technological advance without social advance, there is, almost automatically, an increase in human misery.

Michael Harrington
- Social
- Misery
- Increase
That the poor are invisible is one of the most important things about them. They are not simply neglected and forgotten as in the old rhetoric of reform; what is much worse, they are not seen.

Michael Harrington
- Important
- Poor
- Invisible

People who are much too sensitive to demand of cripples that they run races ask of the poor that they get up and act just like everyone else in the society.

Michael Harrington
- People
- Society
- Poor
Clothes make the poor invisible. America has the best-dressed poverty the world has ever known.

Michael Harrington
- America
- Poverty
- Clothes
It takes a certain level of aspiration before one can take advantage of opportunities that are clearly offered.

Michael Harrington
Life is lived in common, but not in community.

Michael Harrington
- Life
- Community
- Common