Conflict Quote by Paul Singer

“Policy making invariably involves taking measured risks in the face of uncertainty, for one has neither a prior template nor the luxury of indecision.”

— Raghuram G. Rajan

“... we may seek to impose severe restrictions upon what, how and when we engage with others so that the risks are statistically minimised.”

— Ernesto Spinelli

One effect of sustained conflict is to narrow our vision of what is possible.

— Nelson Mandela

“One of the primary purposes of representations is to allocate risk between the parties.”

— Charles M. Fox

“Risk is the factor of a stratagem measured by what man is powerless to control.”

— Mike Norton

“Policy making invariably involves taking measured risks in the face of uncertainty, for one has neither a prior template nor the luxury of indecision.…

— Raghuram G. Rajan

“Governments don't protect people, people protect governments." "Order is organic, it can’t just be ordered up." "The more complexity, the more unpredictability and therefore…

— Lawrence Samuels

The sole ultimate factor in human decisions is physical force. This we must learn, however repugnant the idea may seem, if we are to…

— H. P. Lovecraft

In government you carry each hope; each disillusion. And in politics it's always about the next challenge.

— Tony Blair

The greater the hold of government upon the life of the individual citizen, the greater the risk of war.

— John Hospers

“Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.”

— Ambrose Bierce

A genuinely political society, in which discussion and debate are an essential technique, is a society full of risks.

— Moses Finley