Three hundred men, all of whom know one another, direct the economic destiny of Europe and choose their successors from among themselves. Walther Rathenau More Quotes by Walther Rathenau More Quotes From Walther Rathenau Three hundred men, who all know each other direct the economic destinies of the Continent and they look for successors among their friends and relations. This is not the place to examine the strange causes of this strange state of affairs which throws a ray of light on the obscurity of our social future. Walther Rathenau destiny light men A man must be strong enough to mold the peculiarity of his imperfections into the perfection of his peculiarities. Walther Rathenau strong perfection men We are not here for the sake of possessions, or of power. Or of happiness, but we are here to transfigure the divine out of human spirit. Walther Rathenau sake humanity spirit Always assume your opponent to be smarter than you. Walther Rathenau intelligence opponents assuming There in the midst of German life is an alien and isolated race of men. Loud and self-conscious in their dress, hot-blooded and restless in their manner. An Asiatic horde on the sandy plains of Prussia. Forming among themselves a close corporation, rigorously shut off from the rest of the world. Walther Rathenau race self men Three hundred men, each of whom knows all the other, govern the fate of the European continent, and they elect their successors from their entourage. Walther Rathenau fate three men In 1902 I left the A.E.G. in order to enter finance. I joined the management of one of our big banks, the Berliner Handelsge-Sellschaft, and reorganized a great part of its industrial undertakings. I gained an insight into German and foreign industry, and belonged at that time to nearly a hundred different concerns. To recognize and create a demand is the secret of all sound business. Walther Rathenau secret sound order Truth is inner harmony. Walther Rathenau harmony truth-is
