I can see why it might read like that, however, his wording is careful.
Some even believe we are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as 'internationalists' and of conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure - one world, if you will.
If that's the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it.
It's worded so much that he saying:
"Some people
actually believe that my family is part of a secret group working against the US because we want a more integrated society. Well, if that's a crime to you, then yes i'm guilty. I do want a more integrated society."
When hyphenating, he is breaking the sentence up into 2 parts.
"One world, if you will"
Is what he is agreeing to. Not admitting to being part of a cabal working
against the US.
Rockefeller does want integration. Openly, as he says.
However, conspiracists assume his motivations for expansion are evil. Simply a ploy to "control the world."
He believes that the benefits of his business actions have made America a better place, and through globalizing trade, the world a better place.
From Memoirs:
Rockefeller said:
"Populists and isolationists ignore the tangible benefits that have resulted from our active international role during the past half-century. Not only was the very real threat posed by Soviet Communism overcome, but there have been fundamental improvements in societies around the world, particularly in the United States, as a result of global trade, improved communications, and the heightened interaction of people from different cultures. Populists rarely mention these positive consequences, nor can they cogently explain how they would have sustained American economic growth and the expansion of our political power without them.
