… is from page 245 of Martin Wolf’s superb 2004 book, Why Globalization Works:
Ironically, the more activists are successful in imposing environmental and other regulations, the more the economic special interests, including corporations, will become engaged in lobbying.
DBx: As Thomas Sowell would surely say, this reality, like all reality, isn’t optional. The only sure means of keeping money out of politics is to keep politics out of money – including out of the process of making money through peaceful commerce.