--- title: "4 G. William Domhoff Quotes" description: "G. William Domhoff has 4 quotes on SMS4Smile. Browse their most insightful sayings." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/375/g-william-domhoff-72127_agribusiness_the-idea-that-a-relatively-fixed-group-o_975041.jpg" --- # G. William Domhoff **4** quotes in **75** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet ## Quotes by G. William Domhoff > [The idea that a relatively fixed group of privileged people might shape the economy and government for their own benefit goes against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-william-domhoff/the-idea-that-a-relatively-fixed-group-of-privileged-people-might/) [G. William Domhoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-william-domhoff/) [Agribusiness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/agribusiness/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/375/g-william-domhoff-72127_agribusiness_the-idea-that-a-relatively-fixed-group-o_975041.jpg) > [“The American Constitution was carefully rigged by the noteholders, land speculators, rum runners, and slave holders who were the Founding Fathers, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-william-domhoff/the-american-constitution-was-carefully-rigged-by-the-noteholders/) [G. William Domhoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-william-domhoff/) [American constitution](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-constitution/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3d/g-william-domhoff-72127_american-constitutio_the-american-constitution-was-carefully_989042.jpg) > [To overextend yourself is to invite defeat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-william-domhoff/to-overextend-yourself-is-to-invite-defeat/) [G. William Domhoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-william-domhoff/) [Defeat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/defeat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/940/g-william-domhoff-72127_defeat_to-overextend-yourself-is-to-invite-defe_1075285.jpg) > [There is more to American politics than fat cats and their political friends. There are serious-minded liberals who fight the good fight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-william-domhoff/there-is-more-to-american-politics-than-fat-cats-and-their-political/) [G. William Domhoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-william-domhoff/) [American politics](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-politics/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d3/g-william-domhoff-72127_american-politics_there-is-more-to-american-politics-than_2407448.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-william-domhoff/#itemlist", "name": "G. 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