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“The instrument of expansion of Classical civilization was a social organization, slavery.”

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Carroll Quigley

Carroll Quigley was an American historian renowned for his profound insights into modern world history. His book 'Tragedy and Hope' revealed how global financial elites have influenced the course of world history. more

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“No slave system has ever been able to continue to function on the slaves provided by its own biological reproduction because the rate of human reproduction is too slow and the expense from infant mortality and years of unproductive upkeep of the young make this prohibitively expensive. This relationship is one of the basic causes of the American Civil War, and was even more significant in destroying ancient Rome.”

Source: The evolution of civilizations: an introduction to historical analysis

“Western civilization presents one of the most difficult tasks for historical analysis, because it is not yet finished, because we are a part of it and lack perspective, and because it presents considerable variation from our pattern of historical change.”

Difficult Perspective Civilization Tasks Historical Western Patterns Finished Analysis Variation Western Civilization Difficult Tasks Historical Change

Book:The evolution of civilizations: an introduction to historical analysis

Source: The evolution of civilizations: an introduction to historical analysis

“One of the chief reasons for the widespread fear of the Huns rested on their ability to travel very long distances in relatively short periods. This ability may well have been based on their use of horseshoes.”

Wells May Long Has Beens Reason Use Ability Periods Distance Chiefs Long Distance Horseshoes

Book:The evolution of civilizations: an introduction to historical analysis

Source: The evolution of civilizations: an introduction to historical analysis

“In fact, violence as a symbol of our growing irrationality has had an increasing role in activity for its own sake, when no possible justification could be made that the activity was seeking to resolve a problem.”

Made Facts Problem Roles Growing Violence Activity Sake Seeking Symbols Resolve Justification Irrationality

Book:The evolution of civilizations: an introduction to historical analysis

Source: The evolution of civilizations: an introduction to historical analysis

“To know is not too demanding: it merely requires memory and time. But to understand is quite a different matter: it requires intellectual ability and training, a self conscious awareness of what one is doing, experience in techniques of analysis and synthesis, and above all, perspective.”

Knows Different Self Matter Memories Ability Awareness Perspective Intellectual Training Conscious Technique Analysis Self Conscious Synthesis Conscious Awareness

Book:The evolution of civilizations: an introduction to historical analysis

Source: The evolution of civilizations: an introduction to historical analysis

“For years I have told my students that I been trying to train executives rather than clerks. The distinction between the two is parallel to the distinction previously made between understanding and knowledge. It is a mighty low executive who cannot hire several people with command of more knowledge than he has himself.”

People Trying Years Made Two Understanding Students Lows Train Command Distinction Executives Parallels Clerks More Knowledge

Book:The evolution of civilizations: an introduction to historical analysis

Source: The evolution of civilizations: an introduction to historical analysis

“The West believes that man and the universe are both complex and that the apparently discordant parts of each can be put into a reasonably workable arrangement with a little good will, patience, and experimentation.”

Men Believe Littles Universe West Complexes Arrangements Good Will Experimentation

Book:Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time

Source: Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time

“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.”

Men Self Problem Today Bases Contemporary Consistent Diverse Convincing Contradictory

Author:Carroll Quigley

“If we are to be the last of the White men who conquered the world; if we are finally to be overwhelmed by a pack of rats, let us at least face the death of our race as our ancestors faced their death - like man. Let us not crawl down amongst the rats begging for mercy or trying to out-sneak them and pretend to be rats ourselves!”

Ifs Men World Trying Lasts Faces White Race Mercy Ancestor Packs Rats White Man Overwhelmed Begging Sneak

Author:George Lincoln Rockwell

“You're a slave in your own country, White Man. Each year you get to keep less of the fruits of your labor; each year it gets more difficult to carry the burden the aliens have placed upon you; each year the cheap labor of aliens makes your future less secure; each year you retreat a few steps more into the world of slavery.”