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> [Look at any financial institution, at any bank. They're all photocopies of each other. There's no diversity of institutions and even less diversity of currency. Therefore, just as you say its very logical that an ecosystem like this will collapse,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lietaer/look-at-any-financial-institution-at-any-bank-they-re-all-photocopies/)

[Bernard Lietaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lietaer/)

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## More by Bernard Lietaer

> [Money is created through bank debt. When you go for a mortgage through a bank, they give you $100,000 to buy a house and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lietaer/money-is-created-through-bank-debt-when-you-go-for-a-mortgage-through/)

[Bernard Lietaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lietaer/)

> [When the banks create the money, they don't create the interest. They send you into the world to compete with everybody else to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lietaer/when-the-banks-create-the-money-they-don-t-create-the-interest-they/)

[Bernard Lietaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lietaer/)

> [GREED AND COMPETITION ARE NOT THE RESULT OF IMMUTABLE HUMAN TEMPERMENT…GREED AND FEAR OF SCARCITY ARE IN FACT BEING CREATED AND AMPLIFIED …THE DIRECT…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lietaer/greed-and-competition-are-not-the-result-of-immutable-human/)

[Bernard Lietaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lietaer/)

> [“The global monetary crises of the 1990s (Mexico, Russia, Asia and Brazil) proved that our money system is now sick, and that this affects…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lietaer/the-global-monetary-crises-of-the-1990s-mexico-russia-asia-and-brazil/)

[Bernard Lietaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lietaer/)

> [ Our \[American\] money system is structurally brittle. It doesn't matter if you put a very clever guy or a stupid guy at the wheel.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lietaer/our-american-money-system-is-structurally-brittle-it-doesn-t-matter/)

[Bernard Lietaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lietaer/)

> [Conventional money is supposed to be doing everything. By adding in complementary currencies, you actually get different types of things and different outcomes from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lietaer/conventional-money-is-supposed-to-be-doing-everything-by-adding-in/)

[Bernard Lietaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lietaer/)

> [The Future of Money: Creating New Wealth, Work, and a Wiser World](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lietaer/the-future-of-money-creating-new-wealth-work-and-a-wiser-world/)

[Bernard Lietaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lietaer/)

> [Complementary currencies work in addition to existing money, rather than replacing existing, official money. There are whole different families of complementary currencies. One of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lietaer/complementary-currencies-work-in-addition-to-existing-money-rather/)

[Bernard Lietaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lietaer/)

> [Look at any financial institution, at any bank. They're all photocopies of each other. There's no diversity of institutions and even less diversity of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lietaer/look-at-any-financial-institution-at-any-bank-they-re-all-photocopies/)

[Bernard Lietaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lietaer/)

> [The direct consequence is that we have to fight with each other in order to survive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lietaer/the-direct-consequence-is-that-we-have-to-fight-with-each-other-in/)

[Bernard Lietaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-lietaer/)

> [Basically, for any complex to be sustainable needs to have a balance between two factors: resilience and efficiency. These two factors can be calculated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-lietaer/basically-for-any-complex-to-be-sustainable-needs-to-have-a-balance/)

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