Our task is not to make societies safe for globalization, but to make the global system safe for decent societies.

Quote by John J Sweeney

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That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights,...

That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights,...

From the suites of Davos to the streets of Seattle, there is a growing consensus...

From the suites of Davos to the streets of Seattle, there is a growing consensus...

Henry Ford was right. A prosperous economy requires that workers be able to buy the...

Henry Ford was right. A prosperous economy requires that workers be able to buy the...

In the 'Nike Economy,' there are no standards, no borders and no rules. Clearly, the...

In the 'Nike Economy,' there are no standards, no borders and no rules. Clearly, the...

We can no longer allow multinationals to parade as agents of progress and democracy in...

We can no longer allow multinationals to parade as agents of progress and democracy in...

In its current form, globalization cannot be sustained. Democratic societies will not support it. Authoritarian...

In its current form, globalization cannot be sustained. Democratic societies will not support it. Authoritarian...

For globalization to work for America, it must work for working people. We should measure...

For globalization to work for America, it must work for working people. We should measure...

Henry Ford was right. A prosperous economy requires that workers be able to buy the...

Henry Ford was right. A prosperous economy requires that workers be able to buy the...

Even the striving for equality by means of a directed economy can result only in...

Even the striving for equality by means of a directed economy can result only in...

One does not fight corruption by fighting corruption.

One does not fight corruption by fighting corruption.

Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow

Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow

An economy hampered by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough revenue to balance our...

An economy hampered by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough revenue to balance our...

Classic economic theory, based as it is on an inadequate theory of human motivation, could...

Classic economic theory, based as it is on an inadequate theory of human motivation, could...

It is really gratifying, for example, to visit India now and see that because they've...

It is really gratifying, for example, to visit India now and see that because they've...

The dramatic modernization of the Asian economies ranks alongside the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution...

The dramatic modernization of the Asian economies ranks alongside the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution...

We did it [Disneyland], in the knowledge that most of the people I talked to...

We did it [Disneyland], in the knowledge that most of the people I talked to...

I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt...

I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt...

Religion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art...

Religion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art...

Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners,...

Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners,...

Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.

Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.