--- title: "4 Benjamin R. Barber Quotes - Famous Political scientist" description: "Walt Whitman Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University (1939–2017)... | Benjamin R. Barber was an American political theorist and author, perhaps best kn..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/benjamin-r-barber-71530_world-order_after-september-11-some-critics-even-tri_408149.jpg" --- # Benjamin R. Barber (1939–2017) Political Scientist **4** quotes in **12** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Benjamin R. Barber was a political scientist. ## Quick Facts About Benjamin R. Barber Born August 2, 1939 Died April 24, 2017 Profession Political Scientist ## About Benjamin R. Barber Walt Whitman Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University (1939–2017)... \| Benjamin R. Barber was an American political theorist and author, perhaps best known for his 1995 bestseller, Jihad vs. McWorld, and for 2013's If Mayors Ruled the World. His 1984 book of political theory, Strong Democracy, was revised and reissued in 2004. He was an adviser to political leaders inc ## Quotes by Benjamin R. Barber > [“After September 11, some critics even tried to lump the antiglobalization protesters in with the terrorists, casting them as irresponsible destabilizers of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-r-barber/after-september-11-some-critics-even-tried-to-lump-the/) Benjamin R. Barber [World order](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/world-order/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/benjamin-r-barber-71530_world-order_after-september-11-some-critics-even-tri_408149.jpg) > [“Scientists will say with conviction - and they are right - that "there are no technical or economic barriers to achieving sustainability."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-r-barber/scientists-will-say-with-conviction-and-they-are-right-that-there-are/) Benjamin R. Barber [Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ba/benjamin-r-barber-71530_change_scientists-will-say-with-conviction-and_1065739.jpg) > [“...defining what is important solely by what can be measured is a bad idea - like looking for lost keys not down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-r-barber/defining-what-is-important-solely-by-what-can-be-measured-is-a-bad/) Benjamin R. Barber [Bad idea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-idea/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/067/benjamin-r-barber-71530_bad-idea_defining-what-is-important-solely-by-wha_1936261.jpg) > [“Hollywood is McWorld's storyteller, and it inculcates secularism, passivity, consumerism, vicariousness, impulse buying, and an accelerated pace of life, not as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-r-barber/hollywood-is-mcworld-s-storyteller-and-it-inculcates-secularism/) Benjamin R. Barber [Consumerism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/consumerism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f3/benjamin-r-barber-71530_consumerism_hollywood-is-mcworld-s-storyteller-and-i_2367963.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-r-barber/#itemlist", "name": "Benjamin R. Barber Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“After September 11, some critics even tried to lump the antiglobalization protesters in with the terrorists, casting them as irresponsible destabilizers of the world order. But the protesters are the children of McWorld, and their objections are not Jihadic but merely democratic. 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