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What name comes to mind when you hear the words “richest families”? Rockefeller? You guessed wrong! Trump? Again - by! Gates? You are confusing, we are not asking about the richest people, but about families, dynasties, especially since Bill Gates signed the “giving pledge”, his billions will go to philanthropic purposes, and his descendants will get nothing. Participants in our rating prefer to preserve and increase capital in order to pass it on from generation to generation. These numbers may change, but only slightly.
From L'Oreal owners to generous philanthropists: the richest families on the planet
Bettencourt: the French “beauty factory”
To paint a picture of the origins of the Bettencourt family's billions, you only need one word: "L'Oreal." Back in 1907 this legendary business started by chemist Eugene Schullet, and the Frenchman registered his own company two years later. The company began producing hair and skin care products. When Eugene died, his daughter Liliane Bettencourt took over the reins. Now she's very elderly woman and suffers from senile dementia, so the family company is taken care of by her only daughter and grandson. Betancourt's capital is $36 billion.
The Lous Vuitton brand and more: Arnault and his children
The second participant in our top richest families is also from France. The dynasty's founding father, Bernard Arnault, has his own luxury brand, Lous Vuitton (he is the company's chairman and CEO), but his interests extend much further. Arnault also owns other companies, including Dom Perignon, Cartier and Bulgari. Should I continue? 67-year-old Francois greatly appreciates art and owns $39 billion. The businessman has five children from two wives.
Cokes: American media moguls
In 1898, James M. Cox bought the Dayton Evening News newspaper, and this began the “ascent” of the American media magnate. Today, James' grandchildren have taken over the family business, with a $41 billion fortune divided among the five of them. The empire now includes radio stations, cable television companies and another company (acquired 11 years ago for $4 billion) to create software for car dealers.
The Cargill-McMillan family has the most billionaires
By according to Forbes, one of the richest families, Cargill-McMillan, includes the most billionaires compared to other participants in this rating: there are 14 of them, the total capital of the clan is $49 billion. Members of this family own the largest private company involved in the bio-industry, agriculture, energy, food and pharmaceutical industries. However most of income (about $108 billion) came to the Cargills from agribusiness. W. W. Cargill opened his own business back in 1865, the business developed as construction progressed railways. In 1909, the owner's son-in-law John MacMillan took over the family company, after which the company received double name Cargill-McMillan. The family has not run the corporation since 1995, but they still own 88% of its shares, and six members of the clan hold various positions on the board.
Slim Helu: Mexico's Dominant Clan
Carlos Slim Helu is the richest man in Mexico, ranking fourth on this year's list Forbes billionaires. He owns a huge amount of money - $47.8 billion, and the Slim Helu family capital is $52 billion. Economic downturn in South America(and on the market cellular communications) caused irreparable damage to this dynasty - just a year ago their fortune was 2 times greater. Even despite this, the clan confidently ranks 6th in the top richest families.
Sweet tooth favorites: owners of the Mars company
We're sure you've all bought Mars family candy at least a few times! After all, Milky Way, Snickers and M&M's are popular not only in the homeland of their manufacturers, in America, but throughout the world. Frank Mars began selling candy in 1911, 18 years later his son joined him Forrest. This was the era of the invention of flavored nougat - it became the basis for the best-selling candy Snickers. Today, Mars is a manufacturer of not only confectionery products, but also food for dogs (Royal Canin) and cats (Whiskas). and also - delicious sauces. Mars's capital is $78 billion.
Unsinkable Kochs
Oil and gasoline are a win-win option! People need fuel always and everywhere, so the Koch family and their private American Koch company Industries owns $82 billion. The origins of the family business date back to the 1920s when Fred C. Koch developed new method to convert heavy crude oil into gasoline. Now the company has launched its “tentacles” into many areas: housing, transport, food and fuel production, and even... the production of towel holders with motion sensors.
Wiltons bet on retail
While most of the richest families are scattered and investing in different kinds business, the Walton clan is focused only on its mega-project. This is the largest retail chain in the United States, Walmart supermarkets. The income from them is approaching 483 billion dollars, and the family capital has exceeded 130 billion dollars. It all started with Sam Walton and his brother James (“Bud”), who founded the retail business in 1962. After the brothers died, the company passed to Sam's two sons and daughter and Bud's two daughters. Today, the third generation of Waltons is in charge of the business.
Royal dynasty of Saudi Arabia: Al Sauds
The Al Sauds (or House of Saud) have long ruled Saudi Arabia. The legendary family member Muhammad ibn Saud was the founder of the First Saudi State (this was in the 18th century). Now the family has thousands of members, whose capital is not even in billions: the Al-Sauds’ money is 1.4 trillion. dollars. Some members of the ruling royal dynasty are included in the Forbes list of billionaires: for example, Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal ranks 41st with a fortune of $19.5 billion. He is the owner of palaces, luxury yachts, works of art, many resorts and the Four Seasons hotel chain.
The Discreet Charm of the Rothschild Trillionaires
If you want 1 trillion. dollars (in hundred bills) were laid out on the ground in piles as tall as you were, you would need an area of almost 2 acres. Imagine how much money that is! Now imagine 10 trillion. dollars is the approximate total capital of the ancient Rothschild family. Even Forbes does not risk calculating the fortune of these bankers, which is why the Rothschilds do not appear in the official lists of the world's richest families. The empire of the Rothschilds, Jews who once lived in Germany, dates back to the 1760s, when Mayer Amschel Rothschild founded his first bank. Decades later, he sent his son to England to expand the family business. Now there are three branches of the banking dynasty: French, English and Austrian (only through the female line). They are known for their philanthropy: once possessing the most extensive collection of world art masterpieces, the Rothschilds made donations to museums, always anonymously.
The Pritzker family closes the more than honorable list with $29 billion. Now the clan has only one asset - the Hyatt hotel chain, but it seems that this is quite enough for them. Three years ago, the Pritzkers caused a stir in the States after one of the family members, 62-year-old James, a professional military man and lieutenant colonel in the National Guard, announced his intention to change his sex. And for starters, he changed his name, turning himself into Jennifer.
“These changes reflect how Jennifer feels about her identity. She now identifies as a woman in both business and personal affairs,” the official release noted. Words were followed by deeds, and Jennifer outwardly also ceased to be James. Otherwise, everything remains the same: she is involved in Hyatt, actively supports transgender military personnel, donating decent amounts. Oh, well, maybe in Forbes list Among the 400 richest Americans, she is now listed among women.
King Rama IX of Thailand (real name Bhumibol Adulyadej) rules not only the country, but also his own clan. The family’s fortune is $30 billion. Rama, of course, is in charge of all finances, but it’s a sin for clan members to complain - they don’t need money. And the relatives have a lot of respect for the 89-year-old patriarch. The Lord of Lives and the Possessor of twenty-four Golden Umbrellas, seated on the throne of the Golden Lotus of the land of White Elephants, is full title The frames are large original and creative person: composes symphonies that are performed by the Royal Orchestra in the best halls country and abroad, writes jazz pieces, and plays the saxophone very well. Rama is a gifted artist whose paintings sell well around the world, and a yacht racing enthusiast who designs his yachts himself. Rama, among other things, actively spends his fortune on development Agriculture Thailand and for investment in the development of new technologies. In short, the ideal monarch.
Coke, $32 billion
It all started at the end of the 19th century with the purchase of the Dayton Evening News newspaper by one of the fathers of the family. Over the course of more than a century, the Coxes have acquired a network of auto dealers, cable TV, and also - this seems to be an inherited passion - a media asset that includes press and radio stations. Formally, the elder of the dynasty is James Kennedy: he, as can be seen from his last name, is a relative of another significant clan, and more specifically, the nephew of that same John, the president. James has already done his bit and now takes a deserved nap at meetings of the board of directors, while his daughter, Anne Cox Chambers, really runs the empire.
Hurst, $35 billion
One of the brightest and richest dynasties, not only in dollars, but also in talents and adventures, began with William Randolph Hearst. Hearst the First was a true celebrity of his time, the father of the tabloid genre; It was from him, a media mogul and the richest man of his time, that Orson Welles “copied” the image of the main character in “Citizen Kane.” Mark Twain and Jack London worked for his newspapers, he was friends with Hitler and hated Stalin, he broke all kinds of rules and built an incredible castle, one of the most amazing in its luxury in the States. Hirst kept Monet's canvases in the closet with his linen, because there was nowhere to hang them. His son became a serious journalist, his granddaughter, Patricia, is it-girl No. 1, and also a heroine famous story with kidnapping. In 1974, she was kidnapped by left-wing radicals, demanded a ransom, kept in a box, raped, and eventually Patricia took their side and participated in a series of bank robberies. After the terrorists were captured, she spent five years in prison, was released, and now lives quietly with her husband, children and grandchildren.
A century and a half ago, the Johnsons began making parquet, and then a product to care for it. Cleaning liquids and powders eventually became family business Johnsons and feed (ahem) them all these years. However, the clan is no stranger to beauty: it is for this reason that their line of assets includes Ziploc, a brand of bags. The Johnsons are one of the richest families of 2016.
Everything here is harsh and clear. The Cargills are involved in agriculture - food, raw materials and everything else. The MacMillans are a branch of the Cargills that began with the son-in-law of the head of the dynasty, William Cargill. His daughter's husband, John MacMillan, proved himself so well that the patriarch deigned to add his last name to his own in the family business. The clan is still true to itself - its representatives live on a ranch in Montana, do not go out into the world, and do not welcome rumors about themselves. gossip column do not light up. Solid guys.
This surname is definitely on everyone's lips. The transformation of a modest confectionery business into a delicious empire in every sense began in the late 20s of the 20th century, after the Marses received a patent for a nougat recipe. It formed the basis of those same bars, be it Milky Way or Snickers, or, of course, Mars. Another super hit of the family business is M&M's. Mars' assets also include Pedigree and Whiskas dog and cat food. One does not interfere with the other.
The Koch brothers, Charles and David, are the main brawlers and opponents current government and power in general. Their money is everywhere, from pipe production and oil industry to toilet paper and shares in the same Mars. The Kochs supported presidential elections opponents of Barack Obama, they are easily called pigs by popular TV presenters, and the media cast a shadow over the fence about the secret organization run by the brothers. Although they are enemies of the Democrats, the Kochs at the same time support LGBT people and advocate a peaceful foreign policy. How all this fits in with one another is a mystery.
Unlike our neighbors hot ten The Waltons entered the business relatively recently - just over half a century ago. However, the idea of turning the stores into a chain where you can buy everything from twine to televisions turned out to be pure gold. The Waltons are the owners of Wal-Mart, the number one retailer in the world.
“I always told my parents that I was going to marry a man with energy and drive. It was important to me that he wanted to succeed. I found the one I was looking for. True, now I sometimes laugh that I overdid it a little,” Helen, the wife of the founder of the dynasty Sam Walton, later admitted.
Saud family, $1.4 trillion
Here it is, the richest dynasty in the world. Everything is clear here. Middle East, oil industry, money, money, money again. But. Bathing in luxury, family members do not forget about real life. Last year, one of the Saud, Prince al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz, decided to dispose of his personal fortune. The prince has $32 billion in his account. The monarch donated all these incredible funds to charitable needs. Try to comprehend this.
Not being like his father, and constantly supporting a bunch of relatives and friends, Rockefeller rose from the very bottom to success and prosperity, practically monopolizing all the oil in his homeland - the USA. Even the antimonopoly law of 1911 did not break him - by dividing his business into small independent companies, he doubled his wealth. His fortune in terms of today's dollar exchange rate is 358 billion dollars. - even the richest of the present will not come close to such heights, an absolute record.
2. Carnegie clan
The formidable Scottish clan, whose history dates back to 1358, was most glorified by the son of a weaver from little Dunfermline, whose family left for the American dream. Having started working at a cotton spinning factory, he gradually found his feet, made his first money and generously invested it in all sorts of promising enterprises. As a result, he became a monopolist in railroad transportation and steelmaking.
A distinctive feature of the Scot was that he donated a lot to charity, especially not forgetting his native Scotland, where he created a network of public libraries and much more. Net worth in modern money - $314 billion.
3. Romanov Dynasty
Emperors in Russia have always been fabulously rich - this is not news to anyone. “Kolchak’s Gold” - a whole train with carriages stuffed with gold, is still being sought all over Siberia; the luxuries of the treasures of the Hermitage and the royal palaces still make the heart skip a beat. Steadily growing and growing richer, the infamous events of World War I greeted the Romanovs with the richest dynasty in the world, with a total fortune of $269 billion.
4. The Vanderbilt Family
Father and son, as well as their other children and brothers, were among the pioneers among American billionaires. Newspaper and industrial tycoons, philanthropists and sculptors, this family was known throughout the world. The founder of the family, Cornelius Vanderbilt, also started from scratch and ended his life path with $100 billion in hand and America's shipping business in its hands. Thus, catchphrase about the owner of “factories, newspapers, ships” - exactly about them. The family's fortune would be worth $249 billion today
5. Osman Ali Khan, Azaf Jah VII
This royal dynasty and its last ruler, before their county was captured by India, was one of the richest rulers in Asia. Wealth did not harden or spoil his heart, and he generously spent his money on his subjects, in particular on their education, medicine and the construction of railway communications in the county. As a true supporter of progress, he also worked on electrification and automation of agriculture. Despite the generous injections, his dynasty still went down in rich history - $226 billion.
6. Carlos Slim Helu
Let's move on to the families of the present - Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim Helu, who overtook even the legendary Bill Gates, now owns shares of American Mobile and quietly rests on his laurels as the richest man in the world. His family, and he was one of five children, now also occupy an important position in Mexico, managing charitable foundations and invests in health and social projects in Mexico. Net worth about 80 billion dollars.
7. Bill Gates
Bill Gates is known to every person in the world. He doesn't have a rich family or royal dynasty, he made his own huge fortune almost alone, giving us the opportunity to use wonderful software. Bill himself created his own family - a wife and three children who have something to live on - $78 billion.
8. Buffett clan
This successful investor, who made a fortune through successful investments and trading on the stock market, also owes his success to his family. He started with his sister at age 11, investing her $120 in stocks and selling them successfully. Now his son Howard is also following in his father’s footsteps and promises to be a successful successor to the family business. The family's total wealth is $50 billion.
9. The Arno family
These French guys and their head of family produce luxury goods. All major French companies - Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Guerlain, Kenzo, Chaumet, Moët & Chandon belong to them. The head of the family, Bernard, started - not from scratch, his family had a construction company, and teaching his son the basics of business was only a matter of time. He gloriously continued the work of his parents and accumulated $41 billion.
10. The Ortega Family
The head of the family starts a family business - clothing stores famous brand Zara, the first wife helped, but the second wife helped improve performance and develop success. In addition, now, having expanded all over the world, Amancio Ortega gave the reins of power to his son and sister, who practically serves as his financial director, while he retired and calmly contemplates his $31 billion.
First place on the list was taken by the Waltons, heirs of the founder of the world's largest retailer. Sam's Wal-Mart Walton. The Waltons' fortune is estimated at $130 billion, a year earlier it was estimated at $149 billion, and in 2014 at $152 billion.
Ranked second on the list Koch family, which controls Koch Industries Corporation, the second largest private company in USA. The four Koch brothers own a fortune that Forbes estimated at $82 billion (in 2015 - $86 billion). The business was founded by their father and at first specialized in oil refining, but over the years the company has grown into a truly diversified holding. Charles and David are in the top 10 richest people America and are actively engaged in lobbying activities, sponsoring Republicans.
In third place is the Mars family, owners of the world's largest confectionery company, Mars, which produces M&Ms and Snickers. As the magazine calculated, the grandchildren of the founder of Mars Inc. Franklin Clarence Mars - Jacqueline, John and Forrest Mars Jr. have a combined fortune of $78 billion (in 2015 - $80 billion). All three heirs are on the board of directors of the corporation, but are not responsible for operational management. The Mars company was founded in 1911 by the grandfather of the current Mars, Frank Mars, in Tacoma, Washington. Their father, Forrest Sr., entered the family business in 1929, around the same time the company patented a unique recipe for nougat, which is used to make Milky Way and Snickers bars.
Fourth place was taken by the Cargill-McMillan family ($49 billion), which owns an 88% stake in Cargill, one of the largest private companies in the United States, an agricultural business empire engaged in food production, trading in raw materials and providing financial services. The dynasty was founded by William Wallace Cargill, the son of a Scottish captain. He created his first business in 1865, made his fortune from the railroad boom late XIX century. In 1909, his son-in-law John MacMillan took over the company. Cargill remained a family business until 1995, when John's grandson, Whitney McMillan, left his post. general director. Today, representatives of the dynasty remain committed to a non-public lifestyle; very little is known about them.
In fifth place is the Cox family with a fortune of $41 billion. James M. Cox bought the Dayton Evening News newspaper in 1898. Today, the company he founded has grown into a family of assets that includes Cox Communications (cable television, broadband), Cox Media Group (newspapers, television, radio), Manheim (car sales) and AutoTrader Group (online car sales, Kelley Blue Book).
Sixth place was taken by the Johnson family ($30 billion), owners of SC Johnson, which produces cleaning products, including Mr. Muscle; in seventh place is the Pritzker family ($29 billion), involved in the hotel business and investments; in eighth place is the family of Edward Johnson ($28.5 billion), founder of the asset management company Fidelity, which grew into the transnational corporation Fidelity Investments; in ninth place is the Hearst family ($28 billion), heirs of publisher William Randolph Hearst, founder of the Hearst media concern. Rounding out the top ten is the Duncan family, heirs of Dan Duncan, founder of the energy company Enterprise Products Partners LP, with a fortune of $21.5 billion.
The combined wealth of the richest members American families over the year decreased by $11 billion, to $722 billion, Forbes writes. Ten dynasties managed to increase their wealth. The threshold for inclusion in the rating was $10.7 billion. This year, one newcomer made it to the list - the Goldman family, the heirs of developer Saul Goldman. Their fortune is estimated at $13.7 billion.
Everyone knows that history is made by the most influential people of their era, and often entire families.
Every generation raised in best traditions of such clans, increases the family fortune and increases their influence not only on a separate sector of the economy, but also on entire states. In their hands is power over the legal, political and financial systems, which gives them the opportunity to determine the development of nations and all of humanity for decades to come.
For thousands of years royal dynasties fulfilled this role, taking advantage of their privileges. With the beginning scientific and technological revolution, break into " the mighty of the world People from among the people who previously did not have such a chance were able to do this. They developed their projects, passing them on by inheritance, thereby forming entire families of entrepreneurs.
Let's take a closer look at 5 of them.
5th place - Walton family - fortune 100 billion dollars
The descendants of one of the most successful US entrepreneurs of the 20th century: Stefan, Jim, Christy and Alice Walton form another clan of rich people, ranked 5th in our ranking. Their general state estimated at almost 100 billion dollars
Relatives own largest network Wal-Mart supermarkets with an annual turnover of more than $400 billion (2010).
The founder of Wal-Mart (Walton's Market) - Sam Walton was born in 1918 into a simple farming family. According to experts, his entrepreneurial talent was influenced by the Great American Depression, which he witnessed. It was the general decline of the population that pushed Sam to look for ways to develop. Starting at the age of 7, the boy took an active part in his father’s business, helping to sell dairy products. Having saved some money, he began to raise birds and rabbits for sale himself. “He knows how to make money out of thin air,” his school friends said about him.
It took Sam Walton 34 years to make his first billion. Before that, he organized a number of projects that did not bring him such fame, but gave him the opportunity to accumulate invaluable experience in entrepreneurship. Having bequeathed the Wal-Mart corporation to his 4 children after his death, he made no mistake in choosing his heirs. They enthusiastically continued their father's work, taking it to a new level.
By the way, the heiress to her husband Walton’s billions is currently the most rich woman in the world with a fortune of twenty-eight billion, and owns part of his network.
4th place - Oppenheimer family - $200 billion
The family controls the lion's share of the diamond market worldwide.
Ernest Oppenheimer(b. 1880), a native of Germany, became the head of the De Beers diamond mining corporation in 1920 South Africa. There, under his leadership, Anglo American, the largest gold mining company at that time, was born. Oppenheimer did not stop there and decided to subjugate not only prey precious metals and diamonds, but also to control their sales. The world soon saw the Central Selling Organization (CSO), better known as the "Syndicate", capturing more than 90% of all diamond sales in the world.
Thus, De Beers extracted raw materials and transported them to different countries of the world, where CSO got to work, sorted and released finished products to the market.
After his father's death, his son Harry Frederick Oppenheimer inherited his syndicate and the presidency of De Beers.
It was only in 2011 that the family exited the diamond business, selling its stake in De Beers for more than $5 billion. Now they are more interested in the sphere high technology and innovation. Most recently, the Oppenheimers bought a 10% stake in Yandex. ABOUT future plans clan representatives are not reported.
3rd place - Rockefeller family - annual income - $1 trillion
For more than a century, people around the world have associated the name Rockefeller with dazzling wealth and luxury. The history of this family goes back to the distant forties of the 19th century, when he was born John Rockefeller. From his childhood distinctive feature I had the ability to calculate my actions several steps ahead at once.
Having got a job as an assistant in an accounting office at the age of 16, he very quickly absorbed business skills, tenacity and the ability to quickly respond to market demands. And when an oil field was discovered in his city, the future tycoon invested in black gold all your savings, adding to them a substantial loan.
He, unlike other businessmen of that time, was confident that the future lay in long-term projects. If a business is not profitable now, this does not mean at all that it will not enrich the owner in the future. When he first began his journey into the world of petroleum products with the Standard Oil company, many were giddy when they learned about his idea. But the future billionaire (and the first in the world) clearly saw the success of the enterprise in the near future. Very soon (in 1879), the Rockefeller company controlled 90 percent of the oil market in America, dictating the rules of behavior in this sector of the economy.
And thanks to the conservation family traditions, Rockefeller’s descendants managed to multiply the family’s fortune many times over, reliably securing it in the ranking of the richest in the world.
Today the clan owns more than 40 American companies with a total annual income of about $1 trillion (almost 10% of US GDP).
2nd place - Morgan family - annual income - $1.5 trillion
One of the largest financial dynasties The US controls about 20% of US GDP, producing a total of over $1.5 trillion worth of goods and services. They own about a hundred American companies, including General Electric and General Motors, the world's largest electrical and automotive concerns. Moreover, the latter’s activities are not limited to the production of cars and engines for them alone; nuclear reactors, rocket engines and tanks are distributed from its factories around the world.
Forefather richest family there was peace John Pierpont Morgan, talented American businessman, who built the first financial empire in the United States.
He founded a number of industrial giants, including:
"Western Union"
American Telephone and Telegraph
"General Electric"
United States Steel Corporation, etc.
It was not for nothing that his contemporaries nicknamed John Morgan Jupiter - in honor of the greatest of the great rulers of the heavens. He worked with incredible dedication, and managed to pass it on to his heirs, who continued the work of one of the most outstanding entrepreneurs in history.
1st place - Rothschild clan - fortune from 350 billion to 2.5 trillion dollars
The Rothschild family is considered the richest in the world. According to official sources, the total wealth of the dynasty exceeds 350 billion US dollars. According to other sources, it exceeds 2.5 trillion.
But not only fabulous fortune The Rothschilds are forced to pay attention to them. It also excites the imagination that in just some fifty years they, Jewish emigrants, turned into the most influential lords and barons, in whose power the entire planet was. The founder of the dynasty was Amschel Mayer Rothschild, born in 1744. At the age of 16, having worked for 4 years at Oppenheimer's bank, he mastered the intricacies of finance, saved up money and opened his own antique shop. In it it was possible to exchange coins of some principalities of Germany for others. Later the shop grew into the first Rothschild bank.
Years passed, and when Amschel's 5 sons grew up, he sent them to the largest capitals of the world to continue and expand the family enterprise. This allowed the family's influence to spread not only beyond Germany, but also across Europe. The Rothschild Bank distinguished itself by what it received leadership position Only family members could enter it. Soon this closed institution was able to issue loans not only to individuals, but also to entire states.
So, in 1818, Prussia received a loan of 5 million pounds from the Rothschilds, and a little later, a branch of the bank in London allocated a round sum to the National Bank of England. And in the New World, the influence of the Rothschilds is difficult to overestimate. They were one of the initiators of the creation of the US Federal Reserve System, and, after its creation, they were able to control the volume of dollars issued. Incredible dexterity and resourcefulness, with the help of which representatives of this family were able to accumulate wealth and gain limitless influence in different countries, amaze experts and ordinary people to this day.
Although the total wealth of the clan is estimated at $350 billion (according to other sources, it reaches 2.5 trillion), none of the Rothschilds has a capital of more than $1 billion.
This is what the list of the real, truly rich planet looks like, who, without exaggeration, control world economy and governments of many countries around the world. It is at their “call of the heart” that most wars on earth begin and end. They control hundreds of millions of lives on our earth...