William Greider

“Democracy is a difficult art of government, demanding of its citizens high ratios of participation and detachment.”

“The future is literally in our hands to mold in any way we want. The human spirit is mighty, but it is also fragile.”

“Debt is the fatal disease of capitalism, the worm that gnaws at its vitals.”

“Who will tell the people? It is the question that recurs in this book, and the question that our democracy must answer, or lose itself.”

“The rich have grown richer, but their tax rate has declined. The poor have grown poorer, but their taxes have increased.”

“A society that has no trusted ruler, no king or priest or god, is a society that must depend on itself.”

“The spectacle of a great nation which has gone willingly blindfold into a bog of death and swamp of lies is a terrible thing to watch.”

“Capital is detached from its moorings in any particular nation-state.”

“The great corporations of this country were not founded by gentlemen; they were founded by savages.”

“The media, of course, are not monolithic, but they are owned by the same interests.”

“The Fed is the ultimate insider institution.”