Cheap labor Quote by Timothy Snyder

“When political leaders set a negative example, professional commitments to just practice become more important. It is hard to subvert a rule-of-law state without…

— Timothy Snyder

Autocratic power requires the degradation of moral authority - not the capture of moral high ground.

— Masha Gessen

“The people are difficult to govern because of the (excessive) agency of their superiors (in governing them).”

— Lao Tzu

It also seems beyond controversy that moral responsibilities are greater to the extent that people "have the resources, the training, the facilities and opportunities…

— Noam Chomsky

If people of one''s own side have good conduct, it adds power to oneself. The misconduct on the contrary render one powerless. The enemy…

— Chanakya

If you rely on political factions to promote men to office, the people will work to develop instrumental relationships and will not seek to…

— Han Fei

The bureaucrat is not free to aim at improvement. He is bound to obey rules and regulations established by a superior body. He has…

— Ludwig von Mises

In a free government the demand for moral qualities should be made superior to that of talents.

— Andrew Jackson

“For some authorities it isn't that they're evil - or even that they're incompetent - but rather they just don't care enough; and not…

— Criss Jami

“The entrenched interests of the regional nobility prevented the proper functioning of a government built upon ethical practice. While high-minded scholars often called for…

— Joan Stanley-Baker

When dictators and tyrants seek to destroy the freedoms of men, their first target is the legal profession and through it the rule of…

— Leon Jaworski

“Moral authority is earned, not given. This is why formal authorities are threatened by moral authorities without position.”

— Richie Norton