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“It is no limitation upon property rights or freedom of contract to require that when men receive from government the privilege of doing business under corporate form... they shall do so under absolutely truthful representations... Great corporations exist only because they were created and safeguarded by our institutions; and it is therefore our right and duty to see that they work in harmony with these institutions.”

Men Government Form Business Rights Duty Harmony Institutions Property Privilege Limitation Corporate Corporations Contracts Truthful Representation Property Rights

Author:Theodore Roosevelt

“Great corporations exist only because they are created and safeguarded by our institutions; and it is therefore our right and duty to see that they work in harmony with these institutions.”

Duty Harmony Institutions Corporations

Book:Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Section 2 (of 2) of Supplemental Volume: Theodore Roosevelt, Supplement

Source: Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Section 2 (of 2) of Supplemental Volume: Theodore Roosevelt, Supplement

“Dodge v. Ford still stands for the legal principal that managers and directors have a legal duty to put the shareholders' interests above all others and no legal authority to serve any other interests - what has come to be known as "the best interests of the corporation" principal.”

Stills Interest Known Duty Directors Authority Managers Corporations Principal Shareholders Dodge

Book:The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power

Source: The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power

“Multi-billion-dollar multinational corporations view the exploitation of the world's sick and dying as a sacred duty to their shareholders.”

World Views Dying Duty Sick Sacred Dollars Billions Corporations Exploitation Shareholders Multinationals Multinational Corporations Sick And Dying

Author:John le Carre

“The great corporations which we have grown to speak of rather loosely as trusts are the creatures of the State, and the State not only has the right to control them, but it is duty bound to control them wherever the need of such control is shown.”

Needs States Speak Duty Creatures Bounds Corporations

Book:Presidential Addresses and State Papers of Theodore Roosevelt

Source: Presidential Addresses and State Papers of Theodore Roosevelt