Quotes

Some rather provocative quotes by Michael Parenti.

"The first law of the market is to make the largest possible profit from other people's labor or go out of business. Profitability rather than human need is the determining condition of private investment."  - In my view this is absolutely true and should be stated more often.

"The dirty truth is that the rich are the great cause of poverty."  - Think about it ...

"A nation as such does not give aid to another nation. More precisely, the common citizens of our country, through their taxes, give to the privileged elites of another country. As someone once said: foreign aid is when the poor people of a rich country give money to the rich people of a poor country."  - Overstated ? Maybe yes, maybe no ...

"You will have no sensation of a leash around your neck if you sit by the peg. It is only when you stray that you feel the restraining tug."  - A jewel !