Ancient greek Quote by Timothy Snyder

“the only secure basis for oligarchy is collectivism. Wealth”

— George Orwell

“The biggest delusion of the oligarch is the thought that the authority wealth offers will outlive the society that gave it to them.”

— Anonymous

“It had long been realized that the only secure basis for oligarchy is collectivism. Wealth and privilege are most easily defended when they are…

— George Orwell

“Topographic conditions were the foundation of Greek democracy, just as those of a different kind gave rise to the Oriental despotisms of Egypt and…

— James Dale Davidson

“And the unequal accumulation of wealth by the elites continued.”

— Kim Stanley Robinson

“There are few problems in the world that economic prosperity cannot help solve. Yet the engines of that prosperity are under fierce attack. The…

— Ziad K. Abdelnour

“In the long run, a hierarchical society was only possible on a basis of poverty and ignorance. To”

— George Orwell

“At any rate, the lesson from history seems to be that continued globalization cannot be taken for granted. If its consequences are not managed…

— Dani Rodrik

“what it is: an oligarchy,” declared McKinnon. “The system is controlled by a handful of ultra-wealthy people, most of whom got rich from the…

— Jane Mayer

“All around us we see a level of individual wealth unequaled since the early years of the 20th century.”

— Tony Judt

“History tells us that inequality soars when societies develop.”

— Edward Luce

“the fact that it took the rise of democracies and otherwise open societies at Athens and elsewhere to create the climate in which public…

— Aristotle