David Korten Quotes

Who is David Korten?

David C. Korten is an American author, former professor of the Harvard Business School, political activist and prominent critic of corporate globalization. His best-known publication is When Corporations Rule the World.

Born January 1, 1937
Age 86 years old

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Best Quotes by David Korten

“If there is to be a human future, we must bring ourselves into balanced relationship with one another and the Earth.”

When Corporations Rule the World Quotes

“When the institutions of money rule the world, it is perhaps inevitable that the interests of money will take precedence over the interests of people. What we are experiencing might best be described as a case of money colonizing life. To accept this absurd distortion of human institutions and purpose should be considered nothing less than an act of collective, suicidal insanity.”

When Corporations Rule the World

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