Millionaires, Penniless Reformers: Two Types of Fools

"There are two fools in this world. One is the millionaire who thinks that by hoarding money he can somehow accumulate real power, and the other is the penniless reformer who thinks that if only he can take the money from one class and give it to another, all the world's ills will be cured." -- Henry Ford

Cervantes: Never Beg When You Can Earn

"Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn" -- Miguel de Cervantes

Societies Based on Wealth & Power Destined to Die

“What has destroyed every previous civilization has been the tendency to the unequal distribution of wealth and power” -- Henry George

Money Interests Political Accusations of Treason

"The money power denounces, as public enemies, all who question its methods or throw light upon its crimes." -- William Jennings Bryan Democrat Presidential candidate 1896

Money & Power Equal Freedom, Mobility & Privacy

"The secret point of money and power in America is neither the things that money can buy nor power for power's sake... but absolute personal freedom, mobility, privacy. " -- Joan Didion