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“It is only through an abandonment of the idea that those entrusted with power have an exclusive right to decide upon war, and the substitution of a public opinion equipped with all the facts and taken into the confidence of the ruling classes, that peace can be assured to the world.”

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Frederic C. Howe

Frederic C. Howe was an American author born in 1867 and died in 1940. His works covered a wide range of subjects including history, politics, and society, and had a profound impact on American society in the early 20th century. more

“[T]he power system continues only as long as individuals try to get something for nothing. The day when a majority of individuals declares or acts as if it wants nothing from the government, declares that it will look after its own welfare and interests, then on that day the power elites are doomed.”

Ifs Want Trying Looks Long Government Individual Interest Majority Welfare Elites Doomed

Author:Antony C. Sutton

“Then there's politics. Just imagine politics with its dumbbell element subtracted. There would be no Republican candidates. There would be no Democratic voters. The whole system would collapse.”

Whole Would Be Imagine Republican Elements Democratic Stupidity Candidates Voters Collapse Dumbbells

Author:P. J. O'Rourke

“There is parody, when you make fun of people who are smarter than you; satire, when you make fun of people who are richer than you; and burlesque, when you make fun of both while taking your clothes off.”

People Fun Clothes Satire Smarter Parody Burlesque

Book:Thrown Under the Omnibus

Source: Thrown Under the Omnibus

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