John Perkins

“What we're really talking about is a global empire. It's an empire that's been created not by military might, for the most part, but by economic coercion.”

“Economic hit men are the shock troops of what I call the corporatocracy.”

“Fear and debt are the two greatest tools of the corporatocracy.”

“We're not just fighting for the environment, we're fighting for our lives.”

“The idea is to get a country hooked on debt. It's like the drug dealer who gets the kid hooked on drugs.”

“Our biggest threat is not an external enemy; it is the enemy within.”

“We have created a world where a few people live in luxury and the majority live in misery.”

“I was part of a secret team of 'economic hit men' who used fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder to create a global empire.”

“The World Bank is not a bank in the conventional sense. It's a tool of the corporatocracy.”

“History has been written by the winners. The losers are never heard.”

“Sustainability is the key to our survival on this planet and will also determine success on all levels.”

“The power of the people is much stronger than the people in power.”

“It is time for us to wake up, to stand up, and to speak up.”

“We build a world economic empire, and we do it through the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the other foreign aid agencies.”

“We can change the world. It is in our power to do so.”

“The opposite of love is not hate, it's fear.”

“We are living in a time of great change. It’s a time of crisis and opportunity.”

“Don't be intimidated by the size of the problem. Just do something.”

“The first thing you have to do is create a story, a story that has to be a lie.”

“The real story of this country is a story of corporations running the country.”