Economic Quote by A. J. P. Taylor Download Open image “No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.” — A. J. P. Taylor ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Economic Given Matter Political Politics Reason War
So actually war is politically profitable, financially profitable, morally depraved. — Dennis Kucinich Copy Share Image
War is never economically beneficial except for those in position to profit from war expenditures. — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
Conflicting economic interest is relatively unimportant as a cause of war. — Frank Knight Copy Share Image
Sometimes we want to engage in a war for financial reasons, for strategic reasons, for moral reasons, for all sorts of reasons, and it's… — Rory Kennedy Copy Share Image
War may achieve a redistribution of resources, but labor, not war, creates wealth. — Kenneth Waltz Copy Share Image
Imperialist exploitation and an unjust international economic order are a cause of war. — Samora Machel Copy Share Image
I used to think that the causes of war were predominantly economic. I came to think that they were more psychological. I am now… — B. H. Liddell Hart Copy Share Image
War provides jobs, profits, political payoffs, research funds, and forms of political and economic power that reach into every aspect of society. — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones. — A. J. P. Taylor Copy Share Image
Human blunders usually do more to shape history than human wickedness. — A. J. P. Taylor Copy Share Image
If men are to respect each other for what they are, they must cease to respect each other for what they own. — A. J. P. Taylor Copy Share Image
We are apt to say that a foreign policy is successful only when the country, or at any rate the governing class, is united… — A. J. P. Taylor Copy Share Image
A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients. — A. J. P. Taylor Copy Share Image
If there had been a strong democratic sentiment in Germany, Hitler would never have come to power . [Germans] deserved what they got when… — A. J. P. Taylor Copy Share Image
Freedom does not always win. This is one of the bitterest lessons of history. — A. J. P. Taylor Copy Share Image
There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the establishment and nothing more corrupting. — A. J. P. Taylor Copy Share Image
George VI in the conventional parlance was a Good King who sacrificed his life to his sense of duty. If we are to have… — A. J. P. Taylor Copy Share Image
One of the penalties of being president of the United States is that you must subsist for four years without drinking anything except Californian… — A. J. P. Taylor Copy Share Image
Perfect soldier, perfect gentleman never gave offence to anyone not even the enemy. — A. J. P. Taylor Copy Share Image
It makes no sense to talk of the social obligations of the corporation without reference to its economic obligations. The two are intertwined. — Lee R. Raymond Copy Share Image
Advances in technology will continue to reach far into every sector of our economy. Future job and economic growth in industry, defense, transportation, agriculture,… — Christopher Bond Copy Share Image
I genuinely did not expect more than half our nation to choose to walk away from our long-term allies into the arms of our… — Brian Reade Copy Share Image
The concept of humanity is an especially useful ideological instrument of imperialist expansion, and in its ethical-humanitarian form it is a specific vehicle of economic imperialism. Here one is reminded of a somewhat modified expression of Proudhon’s: whoever invokes humanity wants to cheat. To confiscate the word humanity, to invoke and monopolize such a term probably has certain incalculable effects,… — Carl Schmitt Copy Share
Parents who are stressed or disturbed will have more difficulty in meeting their children's needs. Parents who have little support--from friends, relatives, neighbors, or the community--are more likely to be overburdened by the demands of their babies and to be unable to respond to them adequately. Parents who experience severe poverty or economic insecurity, who cannot satisfy their own basic… — Sheila Kamerman Copy Share
Just between you and me, shouldn’t the World Bank be encouraging MORE migration of the dirty industries to the LDCs [Less Developed Countries]?... I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to that... I’ve always though that under-populated countries in Africa are vastly UNDER-polluted,… — Lawrence Summers Copy Share
The number of poor, and poorly prepared, students who succeed in college and beyond undercuts the simplistic notion that economic or educational disadvantage is… — Roland Merullo Copy Share Image
Right now, for many Americans, class is being foregrounded like never before because of the economic situation. It doesn't mean that race doesn't matter,… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
The average well-being of our societies is not dependent any longer on national income and economic growth. ... But the differences between us and… — Richard G. Wilkinson Copy Share Image
Fossil fuels, including oil, are running out and supplies are getting harder to find. If we do nothing, prices will continue to rise and… — Lucy Powell Copy Share Image
Both fact and logic seem to me to support the view that savings invested in privately owned economic tools of production amount to an… — F. A. Harper Copy Share Image
Business school graduates from the best schools earn large salaries and frequently rise to positions of great power. It would be nice if they… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image