61 Quotes by Susan George

We're trying to run a 21st century society and economy with 19th century Darwinian, competitive, crude ideas.

What it missing, I think, is this notion of the common good.

Everything has to be done to build some sort of international democracy. We've seen only the tiniest beginnings of that.

There are a lot of people who don't contribute anything to consumption and production.

Markets can't think about anything beyond about three months. This is very long-term for markets, which is why the important things in life have got to be taken outside of the marketplace.

It was always the girls who were not put in school because you try to educate the boy because he might be more valuable to the family in the future.

I have never subscribed to authoritarianism, and I think if the 21st century is going to be authoritarian then we're all done for.

If we wait for the U.S. to do something, we will be waiting for a very long time. It's Europe, it's Australia, it's the other developed and middle developing countries that have got to do the job.

As the rich consume more and more, they are clearly not going to want to downgrade their own status.