Parents are usually more careful to bestow knowledge on their children rather than virtue, the art of speaking well rather than doing well; but their manners should be of the greatest concern.
R. Buckminster FullerRead
To expose a 4.2 Trillion dollar ripoff of the American people_x000D_ by the stockholders of the 1000 largest corporations over the last_x000D_ one-hundred years will be a tall order of business.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote addresses the significant economic disparities caused by corporate malfeasance over the last century.
R. Buckminster Fuller's quote highlights the enormous scale of financial exploitation experienced by the American populace due to the actions of the country's largest corporations over the past century. He alludes to a widespread and systematic abuse of power by corporate entities that has resulted in a staggering loss of wealth for the average citizen, suggesting that bringing this issue to light will be an incredibly challenging yet necessary task.
Themes
Corporate GreedEconomic DisparityTruthJusticeExploitation
In practice
Example use cases
In a lecture on corporate ethics, you might use this quote to illustrate the importance of accountability.
More from R. Buckminster Fuller
All quotes →There is no such thing as genius, some children are just less damaged than others.
R. Buckminster FullerRead
Only the free-wheeling artist-explorer, non-academic, scientist-philosopher, mechanic, economist-poet who has never waited for patron-starting and accrediting of his co-ordinate capabilities holds the prime initiative today.
R. Buckminster FullerRead
The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun.
R. Buckminster FullerRead
I have spent most of my life unlearning things that were proved not to be true
R. Buckminster FullerRead
The earth is like a spaceship that didn't come with an operating manual.
R. Buckminster FullerRead
Similar quotes
How subservient to Jesus, or to a humane God Almighty, were the leaders of this country back in the 1840's, when Marx said such a supposedly evil thing about religion? They had made it perfectly legal to own human slaves, and weren't going to led women vote or hold public office, God forbid, for another eighty year.
Kurt VonnegutRead
My suggestion is that at each state the proper order of operation of the mind requires an overall grasp of what is generally known, not only in formal logical, mathematical terms, but also intuitively, in images, feelings, poetic usage of language, etc.
David BohmRead
WHO KNOWS WHAT EVIL LURKS IN THE HEART OF MEN? The Death of Rats looked up from the feast of the potato. SQUEAK, he said. Death waved a hand dismissively. WELL, YES, OBVIOUSLY ME, he said. I JUST WONDERED IF THERE WAS ANYONE ELSE.
Terry PratchettRead
Made as we were in the image of God we scarcely find it strange to take again our God as our All. God was our original habitat and our hearts cannot but feel at home when they enter again that ancient and beautiful abode.
Aiden Wilson TozerRead
...logical validity is not a guarantee of truth.
David Foster WallaceRead
The Constitution is worth saving, the rule of law is worth saving, democracy is worth saving, but these things can and will be lost if everyone waits around for someone else.
Timothy D. SnyderRead