Politics Quote by Herbert Tombeur

But the problems of perpetuating a hierarchical society go deeper than this. There are only four ways in which a ruling group can fall…

— George Orwell

“Society is, always has been and always will be a structure for the exploitation and oppression of the majority through systems of political force…

— Richard Morgan

“Political liberty—that is, the ability of societies to rule themselves—does not depend only on the degree to which a society can mobilize opposition to…

— Francis Fukuyama

“Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness. Society promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, government negatively by restraining…

— Thomas Paine

“Everything that rises will fall. Empires, societies, governments. None of them lasts forever. Why? Because even though they are the products of change, they…

— Victoria Schwab

Society must take every means at its disposal to defend itself against the emergence of a parallel power which defies the elected power

— Anonymous

“There are only four ways in which a ruling group can fall from power. Either it is conquered from without, or it governs so…

— George Orwell

“People do not always remember that politics, economics, and social organisation generally, belong in the realm of means, not ends. Our political and social…

— Bertrand Russell

Society has to be structured such that there are checks and balances, so that it can't be manipulated, for instance, for the profit of…

— Greg Graffin

“I think maybe the classic formulation was by David Hume in "Of the First Principles of Government," where he pointed out that "Force is…

— Noam Chomsky

Because government has tremendous power, it attracts people who are eager to game the system, obtaining by force of law what they could never…

— William A. Dembski

Societies without a reservoir of people who don't follow the rules lack an important mechanism for societal evolution. Vibrant societies need a dishonest minority;…

— Bruce Schneier