International relations Quote by Charles Tilly Download Open image ““War made the state, and the state made war”” — Charles Tilly ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare International relations The-state War
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“Some war,” he said dismissively. “What am I at war with? My cancer. And what is my cancer? My cancer is me. The tumors… — John Green Copy Share Image
Going to war accelerated the move from indirect to direct rule. Almost any state that makes war finds that it cannot pay for the… — Charles Tilly Copy Share Image
From that point on, the extraordinary system of spies and informers which has played an important part in the political work of the French… — Charles Tilly Copy Share Image
“To the extent that the threats against which a given government protects its citizens are imaginary or are consequences of its own activities, the… — Charles Tilly Copy Share Image
“To the extent that the threats against which a given government protects its citizens are imaginary or are consequences of its own activities, the… — Charles Tilly Copy Share Image
Almost all war making states borrow extensively, raise taxes, and seize the means of combat - including men - from reluctant citizens... — Charles Tilly Copy Share Image
“Both personal experience and professional studies of social processes, after all, had led me to think that people rarely accomplish exactly what they consciously… — Charles Tilly Copy Share Image
With calm, knowledgeable precision, Daniel Ziblatt wades into the adjacent swamps of federalism and nineteenth-century European history, emerging with hands full of gems. Beneath… — Charles Tilly Copy Share Image
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