Gavin Newsom: “That kind of wealth disparity, that kind of imbalance…”

“And look, if we quoted Voltaire, let's quote Aristotle, and he said it as well or better than we ever could, you can't live a good life. You can't live a good life in an unjust society. So. And That kind of wealth disparity, that kind of imbalance between the rich and the poor is the oldest, as Plutarch said, and most fatal ailment of all republics. So this society is just simply going to fray. And so I think this lightened self interest, there's a real opportunity and shot to bridge that. So I appreciate that.” (55:00–55:10)

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