“In this point of the case the question is distinctly presented whether the people of the United States are to govern through representatives chosen by their unbiased suffrages or whether the money and power of a great corporation are to be secretly exerted to influence their judgment and control their decisions.” PeopleStatesDecisionUnitedLibertyCasesUnited StatesInfluenceJudgmentChosenCorporationsRepresentativesDissentSuffrageMoney And PowerUnbiased Book:Annual Messages, Veto Messages, Proclamation, & C Source: Annual Messages, Veto Messages, Proclamation, & C
“As we view the achievements of aggregated capital, we discover the existence of trusts, combinations, and monopolies, while the citizen is struggling far in the rear or is trampled to death beneath an iron heel. Corporations, which should be the carefully restrained creatures of the law and the servants of the people, are fast becoming the people's masters.” PeopleShouldLawViewsExistenceLibertyStruggleMastersBecomingCitizensCreaturesAchievementCombinationCorporationsServantIronHeelsMonopolyDissent Book:State of the Union Addresses Source: State of the Union Addresses
“The big corporations and the big companies turned musicians into factory workers on an assembly line.” BigsLinesCompanyMusicianWorkersCorporationsFactoriesRock And RollAssemblyBig CompaniesAssembly LineBig CorporationsFactory Workers Author:Ray Davies
“The automotive corporations, including Ford, I think are in the business of trying to make cars that people will drive.” PeopleThinkingTryingCarIncludingCorporations Author:Greg Kinnear