“Without the changes in political institutions and political power similar to those that emerged in England after 1688, there was little chance… — Daron Acemoğlu Copy Share Image
We in the West have arranged our institutions to prevent the concentration of political power. … But we have failed utterly to… — Matthew Crawford Copy Share Image
Moreover, the practical recommendations deduced from ecological principles threaten the vested interests of commerce; it is hardly surprising that the financial and… — Garrett Hardin Copy Share Image
“Legitimacy is the elixir of political power. "The strongest is never strong enough to be the master", Jean-Jaques Rousseau observed, "unless he… — Fareed Zakaria Copy Share Image
“By 1750, Rhode Island was recognized as the nation’s most active trading center for slaves.7 In 1774, Newport was declared the most… — Cynthia Mestad Johnson Copy Share Image
“All in all, French armies wrought much suffering in Europe, but they also radically changed the lay of the land. In much… — Daron Acemoğlu Copy Share Image
“Hume's skepticism in morals does not arise from his being struck by the diversity of the moral judgments of mankind. As I… — John Rawls Copy Share Image
Investment that only goes to enrich an already wealthy elite bent on monopolizing both economic and political power cannot contribute toward égalité… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
The question of whether one has one's own political power or goes to work for someone else is not only a feminist… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
“Inclusive economic and political institutions do not emerge by themselves. They are often the outcome of significant conflict between elites resisting economic… — Daron Acemoğlu Copy Share Image
“The Germans are notably literate; and they had very fine technical schools. Their literacy enabled them to read "Mein Kampf," and their… — Isabel Paterson Copy Share Image
“The Active Life If an expert does not have some problem to vex him, he is unhappy! If a philosopher's teaching is… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
Once you've built the big machinery of political power, remember you won't always be the one to run it. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
If welfare and equality are to be primary aims of law, some people must necessarily possess a greater power of coercion in… — Tibor R. Machan Copy Share Image
Are we going to continue to yield personal liberties and community autonomy to the steady inexplicable centralization all political power or restore… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
“It therefore is necessary to consider the possibility that administrative law was an instrument of a class that took a dim view… — Philip Hamburger Copy Share Image
There is not a more dangerous experiment than to place property in the hands of one class, and political power in those… — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
I understand the importance of political power, so I will use my strength and influence to convince as many people as I… — Danny Danon Copy Share Image
Tactics and strategies ought to be based on what the real world is, and we do not have the political power to… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
If I bring up political power, personal power, it sounds like they're my terms, and they're not. — Barbara Kruger Copy Share Image
Viewed as a means to the end of political freedom, economic arrangements are important because of their effect on the concentration or… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
You can use a biography to examine political power, but only if you pick the right guy. — Robert Caro Copy Share Image
President Obama compared himself to Gandhi and Nelson Mandela in the struggle to bring about change. The comparison is flawed. They spent… — Argus Hamilton Copy Share Image
I personally believe that those who are leaders with political power over the world will be forced some day, sooner or later,… — Alva Myrdal Copy Share Image
