“ Pointed out that the corporation enjoys the same rights as a living person under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. This concept was upheld in 1886 by the Supreme Court in 'Santa Clara Coun… John Perkins
“ The first question we must address deals with optimism, the possibility of achieving our goal. Are we in a position where we can actually hope to effect change? Assuming we become convinced that there… John Perkins
“ In response to my question about how we might rein in the empire, he said, That's why I'm meeting with you. Only you in the United States can change it. Your government created this problem and your p… John Perkins
“ Some would blame our current problems on an organized conspiracy. I wish it were so simple. Members of a conspiracy can be rooted out and brought to justice. This system, however, is fueled by somethi… John Perkins
“ If an EHM is completely successful, the loans are so large that the debtor is forced to default on its payments after a few years. When this happens, then like the Mafia we demand our pound of flesh.… John Perkins
“ Who can see twenty-five years into the future? she had asked. Your guess is as good as theirs. Confidence is everything. John Perkins
“ And that's why I wrote the book, because our country really needs to understand, if people in this nation understood what our foreign policy is really about, what foreign aid is about, how our corpora… John Perkins
“ No matter how many toys we amass we leave them behind when we die, just as we leave a broken environment, an economy that only benefits the richest, and a legacy of empowering greed over goodness. It… John Perkins
“ Stop being so greedy, and so selfish. Realize that there is more to the world than your big houses and fancy stores. People are starving and you worry about oil for your cars. Babies are dying of thir… John Perkins
“ The only way that we're going to feel secure in this country again and that we're going to feel good about ourselves is if we use these systems we've put into place to create positive change around th… John Perkins
“ The United States spends over $87 billion conducting a war in Iraq while the United Nations estimates that for less than half that amount we could provide clean water, adequate diets, sanitations serv… John Perkins
“ لعشر سنوات كنت خلفا لهؤلاء السلف الذين سحبوا العبيد من غابات افريقيا الى السفن المنتظرة على الشاطئ لكننى كنت النموذج الاحدث فى هذا الدرب والاكثر مراوغة لم ار فى حياتى جثث الموتى ولم اشم رائحة اللحم ال… John Perkins
“ إن الدهاء الذي تتسم به هذه الإمبراطورية الحديثة يتجاوز كل ما صنعه فرسان الرومان والغزاة الأسبان وقوى الإستعمار الأوروبي في القرنين الثامن عشر والتاسع عشر. فنحن قراصنة الإقتصاد على درجة عالية من الإحتر… John Perkins
“ من خلال ما مر من احداث وما خبرته من عملى مع شركة مين وجدت نفسى اسال الاسئلة نفسها مجددا : كم من القرارات -بما فيها القرارات التاريخية التى اثرت على ملايين البشر - اتخذها رجال او نساء دفعتهم مصالحهم ال… John Perkins
“ فالكوبوقراطية هى نحن ونحن صنعناها انها نتيجة عجز كل واحد منا عن الوقوف والاعتراض وعلينا فى ذات الوقت الانتباه لاولئك المتآمرين المختبئين فى الظلال فاغلبنا يعمل فى هذه البنوك او الشركات او الحكومات او… John Perkins
“ 1 and 2. The United States represents less than 5 percent of the world’s population; it consumes more than 25 percent of the world’s resources. This is accomplished to a large degree through the explo… John Perkins
“ Joined by retired Democratic senator George Mitchell and former Senate aide Charlie Scheeler, DLA Piper sought to protect the avaricious interests of its clients, including one of the retailers identi… John Perkins
