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I always use two simple words when people tell me that one company--whether it is AOL or Microsoft or Disney--is in charge of all our destinies: Babylon was. That incredible empire dominated the world and I imagine it did not seem possible to people living then that anyone could loosen that empire's grip on humanity.
If you tell me that one company, such as AOL, Microsoft or Disney, is in charge of all our destines, I use 2 simple words: Babylon was. Babylon dominated the world & it might have seemed impossible then that they could loosen their grip.