E. F. Schumacher Quotes

It is doubly chimerical to build peace on economic foundations which, in turn, rest on the systematic cultivation of greed and envy, the very forces which drive men into conflict.

E. F. Schumacher

• Men
• Peace
• Rest
• Envy
• Greed

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• It is doubly chimerical to build peace on economic foundations which, in turn, rest on the systematic cultivation of greed and envy, the very forces which drive men into conflict.

  

  E. F. Schumacher
  • Men
  • Peace
  • Rest