His views on...

1. Man & Nature

Man is a tiny part of the universe

We had better care more about the reaction of nature

No respect for nature, no respect for people

The protection of the environment is the best legacy to our descendants

2. Nuclear Power & Energy

Nuclear bombs and power stations made and run by nuclear scientists are boxes filled with matches in the hands of curious children

3. War & Peace

It takes one to start a war but two to make peace

War is a deadly form of competition

State wars are large-scale robberies

Ruin is the only certain outcome of a war

The road to ruin is often decorated with impressive flags

Civil war is a national wreck with sole survivors those most responsible, lucky and light

National campaigns abroad are exports of domestic economic problems

Nationalism and intolerance are the raw materials of the war industries

 4. Work & Employment

To work means to serve society

Work is the mother of prosperity

We all have a right to employment and a duty to work

Unemployment is the canker of our society

5. Happiness

Happiness is a matter of balance

To be happy is to be on good terms with yourself and the environment

If you want to find happiness you have to follow the tempo of nature

6. Love

To love someone is to share your happiness with one’s misery

Love is the mother of happiness

Love is a gift of the soul

Love is not for sale or rent

Love has no choice

 
7. Money & Wealth

Money is a right

Money is a master key

Money cannot buy love or happiness

The power of money lies in our deficiencies

Money divides the poor and unites the rich

Lover of money, servant of wealth

The worship of money and wealth leads to crime and death

The uneven distribution of money and wealth leads a few people to Paradise and a lot to Hell

Money is the blood of capitalism

8. Capitalism & Freedom

Capitalism is a shark that also lives on land

Free are the mighty

Freedom is a matter of relative strength

Freedom and choice are two sides of the same coin

The mighty are either worshiped or hated

Love begets freedom, worship begets slavery

We are not only masters of ourselves but also slaves of our passion

9. Business & Trade

Man is driven either by love or by self-interest

To sell means to offer for one’s own benefit

Trade primarily serves the needs of the rich

Getting rich is not a charitable engagement

It is much easier to make the rich richer than the poor rich

Every dollar spent on the purchase of a good is also a vote for its production

10. Law & Justice

The law is a guide to social conduct rather than a guarantee for good behavior

Nothing against society may be just or right

Law and justice do not always sleep together

11. Social Welfare & Justice

A society without welfare is a family without affection

Social justice is a matter of means and opportunities

It is unfair to be born either rich or poor

Succession is the mother of class society

Succession is a time-bomb to the very foundations of democracy

 12. Elections & Political Power

In a general election one may choose between some vision and the status quo

If you decide not to vote, you only let someone else make a choice for you

A blank vote is a conservative vote

Political authority without economic power is a hand without fingers

In our political opponents we often see our bad self rather than theirs

There are two kinds of politicians: those who believe in certain ideals and those who trade in them

A politician without ideals is a skipper without a compass

The politicians represent the personal needs of their supporters but above all their own

An authority may be threatened by its victims but it is usually undermined by its servants

The greatest actors are not to be found in the theater but in the centers of power

Where the average is considered good, and the good excellent, the best disappear

13. Modern Greece

 Over the last twenty years, at least, Greece is ruled and run by Mafia. In Greece, as in South Italy, nobody talks about it but everybody knows (Omerta): The king is naked!

George Kopelas

Who is George Kopelas

The above book is a product  of broad scientific knowledge. Written in simple English, it can be fully understood even by a reader who has not studied social, economic or political sciences. After a comprehensive analysis of the market economy, the book demonstrates the only way to a less autocratic and more prosperous society.
 


George Kopelas is a Greek cosmopolitan who was born in Athens in 1954 but studied business studies in London at the City of London Polytechnic (1974-78). He worked for National Westminster Bank (1981-94) in various positions and ever since with numerous foreign firms as a business consultant. As a descendant of prominent political activists who played a crucial role in the wars from the liberation of Greece from the Ottoman Empire (1821-29) and the Third Reich (1941-44) he was able to study thoroughly the political aspects of private enterprise and its effects on modern society.