The modern corporation must manufacture not only goods but the desire for the goods it manufactures.

And there was a deeper, less visible effect of the Truman loyalty program. Seeing its consequences for certain individuals and fearing its intrusion on their own lives, many in the government sought protection by strongly asserting their anti-Communism. In the public action that ensued, policy was based not on reality but, instinctively or deliberately, on personal caution...Those who urged a militant and sometimes military anti-Communism were considered sound, trustworthy and personally safe; those who questioned such a course were politically unsafe, possible even slightly disloyal.

Under the privilege of the First Amendment many, many ridiculous things are said.

When people are least sure, they are often most dogmatic.

The sense of responsibility in the financial community for the community as a whole is not small. It is nearly nil.

I'm certainly going to support Al Gore because, on the whole, he's the more sensible figure and you vote not for the perfect but for the best. Coupled with that is a special situation.

I am worried about our tendency to over invest in things and under invest in people.