Tragedy and Hope by Professor Carroll Quigley

[matrixcutter]

Has anybody here read it?

What did you think?

[matrixcutter]

November 9, 2006 Alan Watt Blurb - "Brigands, Bankers, and Bagmen (Royal Institute for International Affairs / CFR) (http://www.cuttingthroughthematrix.com/audio/Alan_Watt_Blurb_BrigandsBankersInternationalAffair s_Nov092006.mp3)"

Transcript (http://www.cuttingthroughthematrix.com/transcripts/Alan_Watt_Blurb_BrigandsBankersInternationalAffair s_Nov092006.html)

[beeksc1]

Have been exposed to excerpts from it, someone who I met owns it, and it finds frequent references in ...

Quigley was mentor to Bill Clinton. Clinton praised Quigley in the Democratic Convention of 1992. Is that the right year?

Is it ironic that posters (even the seasoned ones) bashing and ridiculing those who question the in cahoots power elite have failed to explore (ignored, or simply have not stumbled upon) this thread, the book, and that noteworthy individual, Dr Carroll Quigley?

Peace to all.

[beeksc1]

Quigley notes in 'Tragedy and Hope'

I know of the operations of this network because I have studied it for twenty years and was permitted for two years, in the early 1960's, to examine its papers and secret records. I have no aversion to it or to most of its aims and have, for much of my life, been close to it and to many of its instruments… The powers of financial capitalism had [the] far-reaching aim, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in private hands able to dominate the political system of each country and the economy of the world as a whole. This system was to be controlled in a feudalist fashion by the central banks of the world acting in concert by secret agreements arrived at in frequent private meetings and conferences… It must be understood that the power that these energetic left-wingers exercised was never their own power of Communist power but was ultimately the power of the international financial coterie.

[This Guy]

It is often quoted in John Birch literature, and books such a None Dare Call it Conspiracy and None Dare call it Treason.

I've read many quotes from it, including the one above, but never read the book. Seems like I actually saw it in the library, and was intimidated by it's size. But that was years ago.

I'm also interested in opinions of any that have read it, or are familiar with Prof. Quigley.

I'm of the opinion that those quoting it are at least slightly off track. I believe pure greed answers many of the points raised. That opinion influenced my leaving the John Birch Society back in the 80s. The members I knew were a great bunch of people, but I think they had a somewhat slanted view of the world, and I just could not honestly support everything they stood for, nor condemn everything they were against.