Bankruptcy Quote by Chalmers Johnson

A nation can be one or the other, a democracy or an imperialist, but it can't be both. If it sticks to imperialism, it…

— Chalmers Johnson

When war becomes the most profitable course of action, we can certainly expect more of it.

— Chalmers Johnson

The term blowback, which officials of the Central Intelligent Agency first invented for their own internal use, . . . refers to the unintended…

— Chalmers Johnson

Although most Americans may be largely ignorant of what was, and still is, being done in their names, all are likely to pay a…

— Chalmers Johnson

None of the people's wars of the sixties did very well, including the one in Vietnam. Vo Nguyen Giap himself has admitted a loss…

— Chalmers Johnson

The demise of the American empire will be no more regretted than the demise of the Soviet empire.

— Chalmers Johnson

As a form of government, imperialism does not seek or require the consent of the governed. It is a pure form of tyranny. The…

— Chalmers Johnson

The 'defense' budget is three quarters of a trillion dollars. Profits went up last year well over 25%. I guarantee you: when war becomes…

— Chalmers Johnson

Lastly, there is bankruptcy, as the United States pours its economic resources into ever more grandiose military projects and shortchanges the education, health, and…

— Chalmers Johnson

Blowback is simply another way of saying that a nation reaps what it sows.

— Chalmers Johnson

History teaches us that the capacity for things to get worse is limitless.

— Chalmers Johnson

Imperial politics represents the conquest of domestic politics and the latter's conversion into a crucial element of inverted totalitarianism. It makes no sense to…

— Chalmers Johnson