Charles Koch: We’re Like The Civil Rights Movement

** ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND, MARCH 30 - APRIL 1 ** Charles G. Koch, 71, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Koch Industries Inc., is photographed in his office at the Koch Industries Inc., building on Mar... ** ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND, MARCH 30 - APRIL 1 ** Charles G. Koch, 71, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Koch Industries Inc., is photographed in his office at the Koch Industries Inc., building on March 6, 2007, in Wichita, Kan. Koch used his studies of science, engineering, sociology, economics, philosophy and psychology to pen his book, "The Science of Success: How Market-Based Management Built the World's Largest Private Company." (AP Photo/Topeka Capital-Journal, Mike Burley) MORE LESS
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Charles Koch told attendees of his California summit this weeked that he and his brother’s conservative activism is akin to the anti-slavery and civil rights movements, the Washington Post reported.

“Look at the American revolution, the anti-slavery movement, the women’s suffrage movement, the civil rights movement,” Koch said Sunday. “All of these struck a moral chord with the American people. They all sought to overcome an injustice. And we, too, are seeking to right injustices that are holding our country back.”

The remarks kicked off a session on strategy, as the Kochs look forward to a campaign cycle in which they, through their various organizations, vow to spend nearly $900 million. According to the Washington Post, Charles Koch’s comparison Sunday comes along with a larger campaign to improve the image of the brothers’ efforts among the public.

“If we cannot unite the majority of Americans behind the vision, then we’re done for,” Koch said. “So that, to me, has to be our number one objective. But to do so, we’ve got to do a much better job of understanding what matters most to people and then to demonstrate that a free society gives them the best opportunity of achieving that.”

A number of 2016 GOP candidates appeared at the summit.

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  1. What you are are fraudsters, rip off artists, and haters of democracy. Stop deluding yourselves and realize that you take the bread out of people’s mouths and hoard it all for yourself. At the same time, you’re busy condemning billions of people to death through climate change, poverty, starvation and toxic environments.

  2. Avatar for marby marby says:

    It is utterly amazing that he could say that with a straight face - as he and his brother bankroll politicians who strive to eliminate the right to vote, get a public education, receive healthcare, or work for anything but slave-level wages.

  3. No Charles – It’s more like the inquisition —

  4. aims to spend $889 million… to demonstrate that a free society gives them the best opportunity

    What a load. A “free society” doesn’t need fascist PR, they self advertise…that beacon on a hill thing.

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