The history of the last century shows, as we shall see later, that the advice given to governments by bankers, like the advice they gave to industrialists, was consistently good for bankers, but was often disastrous for governments, businessmen, and the people generally.

I have objected both in the past and recently to a few of its policies. The first third of this book consists of extensive excerpts from Tragedy and Hope interspersed with commentary by Skousen.

He is noted for his teaching work as a professor at Georgetown University for his academic publications and for his research on secret societies. Carroll Quigley (November 9 1910 – January 3 1977) was an American historian and theorist of the evolution of civilizations.