“Even the alleged benefits of war, so far as more than alleged, spring from the fact that conflict of peoples at least enforces intercourse between them and thus accidentally enables them to learn from one another, and thereby to expand their horizons. Travel, economic and commercial tendencies, have at present gone far to break down external barriers; to bring peoples and classes into closer and more perceptible connection with one another.” WarFactsClassBreakGoneEconomicConflictBenefitsSpringConnectionsTendenciesBarriersHorizonBreaking DownIntercourse Book:Democracy And Education Source: Democracy And Education
“We have not done the things that are necessary to lower emissions because those things fundamentally conflict with deregulated capitalism. ... We are stuck because the actions that would give us the best chance of averting catastrophe - and would benefit the vast majority - are extremely threatening to an elite minority that has a stranglehold over our economy, our political process, and most of our major media outlets.” GivingDoneActionPoliticalProcessChanceEconomyMediaConflictBenefitsMajorsCapitalismMajorityClimate ChangeStuckMinoritiesElitesCatastropheThreateningOutletsEmissions Author:Naomi Klein
“The common meaning of gratitude is to be thankful for benefits received. While this is important, I feel that the energy of gratitude is one of the most powerful attracting forces in the universe. A heart filled with Thanksgiving, even when appearances tell us that we are mired in scarcity, conflict, and affliction, moves us to a higher frequency in consciousness and we soon witness reality shining through the illusion.” FeelsHeartImportantRealityMovingUniverseEnergyForcePowerfulCommonConsciousnessHigherGratitudeConflictBenefitsIllusionFilledShiningAppearanceWitnessMost PowerfulAfflictionBeing ThankfulFrequencyScarcityShining ThroughHeart Filled Author:John Randolph Price
“As film-makers, it is very important for us to find common ground between cultures, and maybe that's less the case for politicians who benefit more from finding the conflicts and differences between us.” ImportantFilmCultureDifferencesCommonCasesPoliticianConflictBenefitsFindingsMakersCommon Ground Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“Some of the conflict of interest laws do apply to the president, particularly The Emoluments Clause to "The Constitution," which prohibits any type of benefit from a foreign government.” GovernmentLawPresidentInterestTypeConflictBenefitsConstitutionClausesConflict Of Interest Author:Reince Priebus
“Wars are fought for the benefit of oligarchs, triumphs bought with the blood of peons.” WarBloodConflictBenefitsTriumph Author:Marcel Proust