It makes no sense to talk of the social obligations of the corporation without reference to its economic obligations. The two are intertwined.

The main professional responsibility of a person in business is business.

Without competition, the spectacular development of technology that we have seen in the last one hundred years in this country would not have happened.

It is important to remember that all business has an impact on the lives of real people.

In some of the countries where we operate, there is a tradition of corruption, in which the political elites work with business in the framework of unsavory relationships.

It is the potential for economic growth that provides the basis for the development of countries, for bringing to people essential goods and services, such as water to drink and facilities for healthcare.

I have a great deal of difficulty with those who live in a hugely prosperous country telling people in the developing world that they should be deprived of a critical source of energy.