Rathenau on the men who direct Europe's economy, 1909
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- Tragedy and Hope pp. 66-68 · open book
As early as 1909, Walter Rathenau, who was in a position to know (since he had inherited from his father control of the German General Electric Company and held scores of directorships himself), said, "Three hundred men, all of whom know one another, direct the economic destiny of Europe and choose their successors from among themselves."