Quote by Henry A. Wallace about Monopolies and Democracy
“In an effort to eliminate the possibility of any rival growing up, some monopolists would sacrifice democracy itself.”
Henry A. Wallace
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Quote by Henry A. Wallace on Responsibility of Modern Science
“What we must understand is that the industries, processes, and inventions created by modern science can be used either to subjugate or liberate. The choice is up to us.”
Henry A. Wallace
Education and Learning Process – Quote by Peter Ustinov
“What is education but a process by which a person begins to learn how to learn?”
Peter Ustinov
Quote by Henry A. Wallace on American Fascism
“If we define an American fascist as one who in case of conflict puts money and power ahead of human beings, then there are undoubtedly several million fascists in the United States.”
Henry A. Wallace
Politics as Power Struggle – Quote by Max Weber
“Politics means striving to share power or striving to influence the distribution of power, either among states or among groups within a state.”
Max Weber
Quote by Henry A. Wallace on Monopolies, Competition, and Democracy
“Monopolists who fear competition and who distrust democracy because it stands for equal opportunity would like to secure their position against small and energetic enterprise.”
Henry A. Wallace
Quote by Peter Ustinov about Mistakes and Intelligence
“Intelligent or not, we all make mistakes and perhaps the intelligent mistakes are the worst, because so much careful thought has gone into them.”
Peter Ustinov
Quote by Theodore Dalrymple: Wisdom and Societal Development with Age
“Do I grow cleverer with age, or does the world grow more stupid?”
Theodore Dalrymple
Government According to Max Weber – Definition and Meaning
“A government is an institution that holds a monopoly on the legitimate use of violence.”
Max Weber
Max Weber Quote on the Role of Teachers and Inconvenient Facts
“The primary task of a useful teacher is to teach his students to recognize ‘inconvenient’ facts – I mean facts that are inconvenient for their party opinions.”
Max Weber