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By leveraging their freedom from the bonds of location, corporations could now dictate the economic policy of governments.

— Joel Bakan The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power (2004)

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As a psychopathic creature, the corporation can neither recognize nor act upon moral reasons to refrain from harming others.

The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power (2004)

A century and a half after its birth, the modern business corporation, an artificial person made in the image of a human psychopath, now is seeking to remake real people in its image.

The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power (2004)

As institutional psychopaths, corporations are wont to remove obstacles that get into their way.

The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power (2004)

The corporation, like the psychopathic personality it resembles, is programmed to exploit others for profit.

The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power (2004)

The corporation was originally conceived as a public institution whose purpose was to serve national interests and advance the public good.

The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power (2004)

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