“More people than ever before look to government as their best chance of securing well-being rather than as their inevitable enemy. Politics as a contest to capture state power has at times apparently replaced religion (sometimes even appearing to eclipse… — John Morris Roberts Copy Share Image
“Outsiders became keen to join an organization [European Community] that offered attractive bribes to the poor. Greece did so in 1981 and Spain and… — John Morris Roberts Copy Share
“More people than ever before look to government as their best chance of securing well-being rather than as their inevitable enemy. Politics as a… — John Morris Roberts Copy Share
“If there was a spectre haunting France in the 1780's, it was not that of revolution but that of state bankruptcy. The whole social… — John Morris Roberts Copy Share
“For a quarter-century British governments had tried and failed to combine economic growth, increased social service provision and a high level of employment. The… — John Morris Roberts Copy Share
“Ever since 1945 the federal government has held and indeed increased its importance as the first customer of the American economy. Government spending had… — John Morris Roberts Copy Share
