"I argue that one of the functions of……" — Michael Parenti
"I argue that one of the functions of a capitalist state is to defend capitalism from itself, to defend capitalism from the capitalists."
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48 Quotes by Michael Parenti
Michael Parenti has 48 quotes on this site.
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The enormous gap between what US leaders do in the world and what Americans think their leaders are doing is…
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The worst forms of tyranny, or certainly the most successful ones, are not those we rail against but those that…
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The problem with capitalism is that it best rewards the worst part of us: the ruthless, competitive, conniving, opportunistic, acquisitive…
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Far from being reluctantly propelled into hostilities by popular war fever, leaders incite that fever in order to gather support…
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The conservative goal has been the Third Worldization of the United States: an increasingly underemployed, lower-wage work-force; a small but…
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No system in history capitalism has been more relentless in battering down ancient and fragile cultures, devouring the resources of…
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The first law of the market is to make the largest possible profit from other people's labor or go out…
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Generosity toward the lower classes historically has never been an important part of upper-class awareness.
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In societies that worship money and success, the losers become objects of scorn. Those who work the hardest for the…
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Only by establishing military supremacy were the European and North American colonizers able to eliminate the crafts and industries of…
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Capital requires protection, as do the institutions through which it operates. As capital expands its operations, the state that is…
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A huge national security state has developed in the United States since World War II. Its function is to buttress…
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