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> [“How, I asked myself, do you convince men and women who live comfortably to change a system that provides their comforts--even when they know about EHMs and jackals, when they understand that attached to their comforts are terrible price tags?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perkins/how-i-asked-myself-do-you-convince-men-and-women-who-live-comfortably/)

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## More by John Perkins

> [I was initially recruited while I was in business school back in the late sixties by the National Security Agency, the nation's largest and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perkins/i-was-initially-recruited-while-i-was-in-business-school-back-in-the/)

[John Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perkins/)

> [I've never met anyone who wanted to be a terrorist. They are desperate people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perkins/i-ve-never-met-anyone-who-wanted-to-be-a-terrorist-they-are-desperate/)

[John Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perkins/)

> [But when 9/11 struck, I had a change of heart. I knew the story had to be told because what happened at 9/11 is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perkins/but-when-9-11-struck-i-had-a-change-of-heart-i-knew-the-story-had-to/)

[John Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perkins/)

> [Basically, what Economic Hit Men are trained to do is to build up the American empire. To create situations where as many resources as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perkins/basically-what-economic-hit-men-are-trained-to-do-is-to-build-up-the/)

[John Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perkins/)

> [The Treasury Department would use the interest from these securities to hire U.S. companies to build Saudi Arabia - new cities, new infrastructure -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perkins/the-treasury-department-would-use-the-interest-from-these-securities/)

[John Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perkins/)

> [When the National Security Agency recruited me, they put me through a day of lie detector tests. They found out all my weaknesses and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perkins/when-the-national-security-agency-recruited-me-they-put-me-through-a/)

[John Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perkins/)

> [“How, I asked myself, do you convince men and women who live comfortably to change a system that provides their comforts--even when they know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perkins/how-i-asked-myself-do-you-convince-men-and-women-who-live-comfortably/)

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> [“The first question we must address deals with optimism, the possibility of achieving our goal. Are we in a position where we can actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perkins/the-first-question-we-must-address-deals-with-optimism-the/)

[John Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perkins/)

> [And in Iraq we tried to implement the same policy that was so successful in Saudi Arabia, but Saddam Hussein didn't buy. When the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perkins/and-in-iraq-we-tried-to-implement-the-same-policy-that-was-so/)

[John Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perkins/)

> [I felt guilty throughout the whole time, but I was seduced. The power of these drugs, sex, power, and money, was extremely strong for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perkins/i-felt-guilty-throughout-the-whole-time-but-i-was-seduced-the-power/)

[John Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perkins/)

> [None of the quick fixes to the world's problems are going to work, unless we change the dream of greed and scarcity that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perkins/none-of-the-quick-fixes-to-the-world-s-problems-are-going-to-work/)

[John Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perkins/)

> [“Stop being so greedy," she said, "and so selfish. Realize that there is more to the world than your big houses and fancy stores.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perkins/stop-being-so-greedy-she-said-and-so-selfish-realize-that-there-is/)

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> [Had Roosevelt been caught, we would have been in a lot of trouble. It would have been very embarrassing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perkins/had-roosevelt-been-caught-we-would-have-been-in-a-lot-of-trouble-it/)

[John Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perkins/)

> [“The income ratio of the one-fifth of the world's population in the wealthiest countries to the one-fifth in the poorest went from 30 to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perkins/the-income-ratio-of-the-one-fifth-of-the-world-s-population-in-the/)

[John Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-perkins/)

> [These were big ones. Those companies would then go in and build an electrical system or ports or highways, and these would basically serve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-perkins/these-were-big-ones-those-companies-would-then-go-in-and-build-an/)

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