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I think that the best hope for peace and prosperity in the world is greater cooperation among nations, which in turn will be produced if both our governments and the people of our countries travel more and get to know each other better.

— David Rockefeller

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If the disagreement was strong enough, we could end up pretty close to the borderline of incivility.

"Populists" believe in conspiracies and one of the most enduring is that a secret group of international bankers and capitalists, and their minions, control the world's economy.

Memoirs (2003)

Courting Peggy McGrath provided me with a very pleasant diversion and eventually with the most important relationship of my life.

Populists rarely mention these positive consequences, nor can they cogently explain how they would have sustained American economic growth and expansion of our political power without them.

Memoirs (2003)

There have been people — ever since I've had any kind of position in the world — who have accused me of being ruler of the world. I have to say that I think for the large part, I would have to decide to describe them as crack pots.

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