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During the war years, the United States government gave serious thought to acquiring a direct interest in Arabian [oil] reserves.

— Neil H. Jacoby Multinational Oil: A Study in Industrial Dynamics (1974)

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Payments made to, or extorted by, a corrupt bureaucracy can enable a socially chaotic system to function.

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An institution is likely to be more searchingly appraised if attention is focused at the outset upon its faults rather than its virtues.

Corporate Power and Social Responsibility: A Blueprint for the Future (1973)

At the end of 1968, the United States contained about 1.6 million active, profit-seeking corporations and about 200 million people—one corporation for each 126 persons.

Corporate Power and Social Responsibility: A Blueprint for the Future (1973)

During the recent nineteen-year period from 1950 to 1969, corporate profits, both before and after taxes, formed a shrinking proportion of the national income.

Corporate Power and Social Responsibility: A Blueprint for the Future (1973)

Corporate business owns about 28 percent of the tangible wealth of the United States, and its share has not changed much during the past fifty years.

Corporate Power and Social Responsibility: A Blueprint for the Future (1973)

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