Economic globalization Quote by William O. Douglas

Power that controls the economy should be in the hands of elected representatives of the people instead of an industrial oligarchy

— William O. Douglas

The power should be in individual democracies in individual communities. It shouldn't be an oligarchy or some small group of elite. Power should be…

— Finn Jones

The power to regulate the economy is the same thing as the power to distribute favors.

— Jason Brennan

Governments don't control things. A government can't control the economy without controlling people.

— Ronald Reagan

“The government never minds having more power, and is always prepared to paper over the problems it creates. An economy not bludgeoned by powerful…

— Jeffrey Tucker

Power must be in the hands of the wealth of the nation, those who have sympathy for property owners and their rights, and who…

— James Madison

It is economic power that determines political power, and governments become the political functionaries of economic power.

— Jose Saramago

The underlying issue is the system of capitalism itself, and under this system the best means for regulating or checking their power is not…

— Kshama Sawant

When power is for sale, then government power should be severely limited. When power is abused, then the less power the better.

— Charley Reese

Roughly speaking, I think it's accurate to say that a corporate elite of managers and owners governs the economy and the political system as…

— Noam Chomsky

When economic power became concentrated in a few hands, then political power flowed to those possessors and away from the citizens, ultimately resulting in…

— John Adams

So in everything: power lies with those who control finance, not with those who know the matter upon which the money is to be…

— Bertrand Russell