The market system requires that people be committed and willing to work hard. Inherent with that is what I call a merit system, which I think gives people the greatest opportunity.

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We have seen that in this country in the last few years, particularly on Wall...

We have seen that in this country in the last few years, particularly on Wall...

There is no system that is inherently moral if the participants themselves are not.

There is no system that is inherently moral if the participants themselves are not.

A free economy is as essential to society as democratic political institutions. A strong market-based...

A free economy is as essential to society as democratic political institutions. A strong market-based...

I have a great deal of difficulty with those who live in a hugely prosperous...

I have a great deal of difficulty with those who live in a hugely prosperous...

He or she must be successful in economic terms, but always within an ethical framework....

He or she must be successful in economic terms, but always within an ethical framework....

Without competition, the spectacular development of technology that we have seen in the last one...

Without competition, the spectacular development of technology that we have seen in the last one...

The main professional responsibility of a person in business is business.

The main professional responsibility of a person in business is business.

I find it interesting that many of the people who want to restrict fossil fuels...

I find it interesting that many of the people who want to restrict fossil fuels...

It is the potential for economic growth that provides the basis for the development of...

It is the potential for economic growth that provides the basis for the development of...

It is important to remember that all business has an impact on the lives of...

It is important to remember that all business has an impact on the lives of...

It makes no sense to talk of the social obligations of the corporation without reference...

It makes no sense to talk of the social obligations of the corporation without reference...

In some of the countries where we operate, there is a tradition of corruption, in...

In some of the countries where we operate, there is a tradition of corruption, in...

The freedoms that people have that flow from all civic institutions fundamentally come from the...

The freedoms that people have that flow from all civic institutions fundamentally come from the...

We should seek a system that provides outlets for those skills and talents so that...

We should seek a system that provides outlets for those skills and talents so that...

There is hardly an activity that a person can think about that does not intrinsically...

There is hardly an activity that a person can think about that does not intrinsically...

In every aspect of life, including the economic dimension, we are always challenged to do...

In every aspect of life, including the economic dimension, we are always challenged to do...

Ethical conduct is something that becomes inherent in an organization over a long period of...

Ethical conduct is something that becomes inherent in an organization over a long period of...

We obviously want to produce things that people want. We are going to continue to...

We obviously want to produce things that people want. We are going to continue to...