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which	 dare	 already	 to	 challenge	 our	 government	 to	 a	 trial	 by	 strength,	 and	 bid
defiance	to	the	laws	of	our	country.

         —Thomas	Jefferson,	US	founding	father	and	president

We	 give	 more	 economic	 aid	 to	 multinational	 corporations	 to	 increase	 their
profits	than	we	do	to	all	the	countries	in	the	world	combined.

         —Michael	Hogan,	author

When	 a	 company	 is	 not	 being	 guided	 by	 the	 products	 they	 make	 and	 what	 the
customers	need,	but	by	how	they	can	manipulate	the	system—get	regulations	on
their	 competitors,	 or	 mandates	 on	 using	 their	 products,	 or	 eliminating	 foreign
competition—it	 just	 lowers	 the	 overall	 standard	 of	 living	 and	 hurts	 the
disadvantaged	the	most.

         —Charles	Koch,	co-owner	of	Koch	Industries

A	funny	thing	happened	to	the	First	Amendment	on	its	way	to	the	public	forum.
According	 to	 the	 Supreme	 Court,	 money	 is	 now	 speech	 and	 corporations	 are
now	 people.	 But	 when	 real	 people	 without	 money	 assemble	 to	 express	 their
dissatisfaction	 with	 the	 political	 consequences	 of	 this,	 they’re	 treated	 as	 public
nuisances	and	evicted.

         —Robert	Reich,	secretary	of	labor,	professor,	and	author
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