“It seems to me that our problem has a lot less to do with the mechanics of solar power than the politics of human power—specifically whether there can be a shift in who wields it, a shift away from corporations and toward communities, which in turn depends on whether or not the great many people who are getting a rotten deal under our current system can build a determined and diverse enough social force to change the balance of power.” PeopleHumansEnoughProblemSeemsTurnsForceSocialCommunityDealsDependsBalanceCurrentsDeterminedCorporationsGreat MenDiverseMechanicRottenBalance Of PowerHuman PowerSolar Power Book:This Changes Everything: Capitalism Vs. The Climate Source: This Changes Everything: Capitalism Vs. The Climate
“Turn off the TV and start digging around for information that's not from a corporation trying to make money.” TryingTurnsInformationTvsMaking MoneyCorporationsDiggingTurn Off Author:Iris DeMent
“All the real money in investment will have to be made as most of it has been in the past not out of buying and selling but out of owning and holding securities, receiving interests and dividends therein, and benefiting from their long-term increases in value. Hence stockholder's major energies and wisdom as investors should be directed toward assuring themselves of the best operating results from their corporations. This in turn means assuring themselves of fully honest and competent managements.” ShouldMeanLongHas BeensMadeRealPastValuesTurnsEnergyTermInterestResultsHonestSecurityMajorsIncreaseManagementInvestmentSellingCorporationsLong TermBuyingInvestorsReceivingCompetentDividendsBuying And Selling Author:Benjamin Graham
“the whole flavor and quality of the American representative government turns to ashes on the tongue, if one regards that government as simply an inferior and rather second-rate sort of corporation.” IfsWholeGovernmentTurnsQualityRegardRateTongueCorporationsRepresentativesAshesInferiorsFlavorSecond RateRepresentative Government Book:The Folks at Home Source: The Folks at Home