Walther Rathenau

“The economy wants to be a realm of reason and responsibility, not a playground for instincts.”

“A people does not only have a right to its soil, it also has a right to its soul.”

“To think is to thank.”

“The purpose of all economy is to provide for the needs of the people.”

“The curse of our time is the mechanization of the soul.”

“True democracy is not just a form of government, but a spiritual attitude.”

“The goal is not to have more, but to be more.”

“Politics is the application of ethics to the life of the state.”

“The state is the flowing confluence of all its people.”

“Three hundred men, all of whom know one another, direct the economic destiny of Europe and choose their successors from among themselves.”

“One must be something in order to do something.”

“The true wealth of a nation lies in the soul of its people.”