“The problem of meaning today is the problem of how the diverse and superficially self-contradictory experiences of men can be put into a consistent picture that will provide contemporary man with a convincing basis from which to live and to act.” MenSelfProblemTodayBasesContemporaryConsistentDiverseConvincingContradictory Author:Carroll Quigley
“A state is not the same thing as a society, although the Greeks and Romans thought it was. A state is an organization of power on a territorial basis.” StatesOrganizationBasesGreekTerritorial Author:Carroll Quigley
“On this basis, which was originally financial and goes back to George Peabody, there grew up in the twentieth century a power structure between London and New York which penetrated deeply into university life, the press, and the practice of foreign policy.” PracticeCenturyPolicyNew YorkGrewGrew UpBasesStructurePressesUniversityFinancialLondonForeign PolicyTwentieth Century Author:Carroll Quigley
“The basis of social relationships is reciprocity: if you cooperate with others, others will cooperate with you.” IfsSocialBasesReciprocitySocial Relationships Author:Carroll Quigley