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title: "2 Plutocracy Quotes By John Pilger"
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> [I think the accurate description for the George W. Bush administration is a military plutocracy. Having lived and worked in the United States, I must add that I don't want to make too much of the distinction between the Bush…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/i-think-the-accurate-description-for-the-george-w-bush-administration/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

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> [It's quite clear that Gore won most of the votes. I think the accurate description for them is a military plutocracy. Having lived and worked in the United States, I must add that I don't want to make too much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/it-s-quite-clear-that-gore-won-most-of-the-votes-i-think-the-accurate/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

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## Other authors on Plutocracy

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## More by John Pilger

> [“Many journalists now are no more than channelers and echoers of what George Orwell called the 'official truth'. They simply cipher and transmit lies.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/many-journalists-now-are-no-more-than-channelers-and-echoers-of-what/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [Israel is the American watchdog in the Middle East, and that's why the Palestinians remain victims of one of the longest military occupations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/israel-is-the-american-watchdog-in-the-middle-east-and-that-s-why-the/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [In the sublime days before 11 September 2001, when the powerful were routinely attacking and terrorising the weak, and those dying were black or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/in-the-sublime-days-before-11-september-2001-when-the-powerful-were/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [Vietnam was as much a laboratory experiment as a war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/vietnam-was-as-much-a-laboratory-experiment-as-a-war/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [Certainly, until there is justice for the Palestinians, there will never be any kind of stability in the Middle East.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/certainly-until-there-is-justice-for-the-palestinians-there-will/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [Bill Clinton persuaded some people that he was really a civilized character and his Administration had the best interests of humanity at heart. These…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/bill-clinton-persuaded-some-people-that-he-was-really-a-civilized/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [Israel is the American watchdog in the Middle East, and that's why the Palestinians remain victims of one of the longest military occupations. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/israel-is-the-american-watchdog-in-the-middle-east-and-that-s-why-the-2/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [The censorship is such on television in the U.S. that films like mine don't stand a chance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/the-censorship-is-such-on-television-in-the-u-s-that-films-like-mine/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [Since September 11, the Mirror has reached back to its roots, and decided, it seems, to be something of its old self again. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/since-september-11-the-mirror-has-reached-back-to-its-roots-and/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [Private Manning is the world's pre-eminent prisoner of conscience, having remained true to the Nuremberg principle that every soldier has the right to 'a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/private-manning-is-the-world-s-pre-eminent-prisoner-of-conscience/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [The Mirror has become an important antidote to a media that is, most of it, supportive of the establishment, some of it quite rabidly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/the-mirror-has-become-an-important-antidote-to-a-media-that-is-most/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [In Western Australia, minerals are being dug up from Aboriginal land and shipped to China for a profit of a billion dollars a week.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/in-western-australia-minerals-are-being-dug-up-from-aboriginal-land/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [Two increasing themes which appear to dominate our listening, reading and watching lives are propaganda and 'national security', or manufactured war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/two-increasing-themes-which-appear-to-dominate-our-listening-reading/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [In these surreal days, there is one truth. Nothing justified the killing of innocent people in America last week and nothing justifies the killing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/in-these-surreal-days-there-is-one-truth-nothing-justified-the/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

> [Orwell is almost our litmus test. Some of his satirical writing looks like reality these days.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pilger/orwell-is-almost-our-litmus-test-some-of-his-satirical-writing-looks/)

[John Pilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pilger/)

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