"Now listen to the first three aims of the corporatist movement in Germany, Italy and France during the 1920s. These were developed by the people who went on to become part of the Fascist experience: (1) shift power directly to economic and social interest groups; (2) push entrepreneurial initiative in areas normally reserved for public bodies; (3) obliterate the boundaries between public and private interest -- that is, challenge the idea of the public interest. This sounds like the official program of most contemporary Western governments."

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Source : John Ralston Saul (2012). “The Unconscious Civilization”, p.89, Simon and Schuster

John Ralston Saul

#Government Quotes #Ideas Quotes #People Quotes

“Leadership is about falling in love with the people you serve and the people falling in love with you.”

Source : Joyce Banda's Speech at Nelson Mandela's Burial in Qunu, South Africa, awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu. December 15, 2013.
“Memory has always been social. Now we're using search engines and computers to augment our memories, too.”
“But the point of using the number was to show that sex was a great part of my life as basketball was a great part of my life. That's the reason why I was single.”
“Whatever you are trying to achieve in life, it is essential that you surround yourself with people who believe that what you seek and what you believe in are not only possible but also very probable.”

Source : Chris Prentiss (2006). “Zen and the Art of Happiness”, p.22, BookBaby
“I attempt to compose symphonies, although it is clear to me that logically it is pointless.”
“I started 20 years without missing a race and ESPN started broadcasting on the air waves.”
“Money can't buy love, but it improves your bargaining position.”
“In a novel, the author gives the leading character intelligence and distinction. Fate goes to less trouble: mediocrities play a part in great events simply from happening to be there.”

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