David Korten

My own experience in the third world was that even if people started to make more money, the cost of living and housing increased often faster than the wages.

More humane societies are usually smaller, like the Scandinavian countries and Holland, where it is much easier to reach consensus and cooperation.

Money is a mechanism for control.

I think it's obvious that democracy is something that is contagious, and it always has been.

Communism can't survive the captivating allure of capitalism.

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have.