Carlos Slim Quotes
I think that anything that has privileges have responsibility and all people that is clear about their responsibility has compromise.
King, Larry. "Interview with Carlos Slim." Larry King Live, CNN, 3 Nov. 2010.
The Illuminati was a secret society. At the time, anyone who differed with the Church on issues of philosophy, ethics or religion could be tortured and burned at the stake, and anyone who criticized the Monarchy could be tortured and hung or beheaded. The result was the concept of a secret society of which the Illuminati was one.
This quotation is classic in that it illustrates a fundamental difference between a political and religious view of rights. Politically a citizen is entitled to rights with no requirement or condition of responsibility. Politically, we may desire and applaud or even reward responsible behavior, but we may not condition the rights on someone’s version of responsible use of the rights. Indeed, the real test is if people have rights who are generally thought to be irresponsible. See {633640} .
Carlos Slim Helú is a Mexican business magnate, investor and philanthropist. From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world by the Forbes business magazine. He derived his fortune from his extensive holdings in a considerable number of Mexican companies through his conglomerate, Grupo Carso. As of April 2021, he was ranked at twenty-fourth richest person in the world according to Bloomberg L.P. listing of Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with a net worth estimated at $53.1 billion. He is the richest person in Latin America.
