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"The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities." — Adam Smith (1723-1790)

"I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our moneyed corporations which dare already to challenge our government in a trial of strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country." — Thomas Jefferson

"As a result of the war, corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavour to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed." — Abraham Lincoln

"We can have a democratic society or we can have great concentrated wealth in the hands of a few. We cannot have both." — Justice Louis Brandeis, U.S. Supreme Court, 1916-1939

"Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist." — Economist Kenneth Boulding (1910-1993)

"There isn't one grain of anything in the world that is sold in a free market. Not one! The only place you see a free market is in the speeches of politicians." — Dwayne Andreas, Former CEO, Archer Daniels Midland