Matt Bevin Quotes
I've signed many documents as president and CEO as required by law. I signed every single document that we were required to file - every single one of them.
Bevin, Matt. Press Conference on Taxes. The Courier-Journal, Gannett, 2014.
1st Baron Thurlow. This famous statement expressed the great concern and distrust that England had for corporations. Their worst fears were exceeded by the 20th century and was completely over the top by the 21st century when many corporations could control entire nations and even in America and the UK, they were very powerful and often acted against the public and even national interest with impunity. The chancellor was very concerned as to how the behavior of corporations would be controlled and regulated. For individuals, there was a combination of conscience and legal punishment to control behavior. Partnerships were an extension of individuals. But what was the corresponding mechanism for corporations? The same question is often asked in modern times when corporate scandals and excesses are brought to light. See {586120} for another version of this concern that was stated a few generations later.
During The Depression although business in general was doing very poorly, there were a few which had grown immensely powerful and abused the power as there was little or no regulation at the time.
The term “great corporations” had been in common use to indicate large corporations with no implications of quality as “great” would imply today. Search for “great corporations” to see the common usage.
This is the definition of good business that most conservative a business interests prefer. They do not wish to differentiate among the businesses nor do they wish to imply that businesses have any other obligations or desirable characteristics. By this definition, a business that makes money producing adult pornography is as good as one that develops pharmaceuticals; one that creates well paying jobs is as good as one that creates minimum wage jobs or even exports jobs overseas. Complying with the law in a democracy has never been a definition of good citizenship. It is a minimum duty to which all are obliged some businesses enhance the quality of life; others diminish it. This is where many differ with Mr. Longworth.
Matthew Griswold Bevin is an American businessman and politician who served as the 62nd Governor of Kentucky, from 2015 to 2019. He was the third Republican elected Kentucky governor since World War II, after Ernie Fletcher (2003–2007) and Louie Nunn (1967–1971).
