“[T]he mass-man sees in the State an anonymous power, and feeling himself, like it, anonymous, he believes that the State is something of his own. Suppose that in the public life of a country some difficulty, conflict, or problem presents itself, the mass-man will tend to demand that the State intervene immediately and undertake a solution directly with its immense and unassailable resources. This is the gravest danger that to-day threatens civilisation: State intervention; the absorption of all spontaneous social effort by the State.” MenBelieveCountryStatesFeelingsProblemSocialEffortDangerDemandConflictMassSolutionsResourcesDifficultyImmenseSpontaneousInterventionCivilisationPublic LifeAbsorption Book:the Revolt of the Masses Source: the Revolt of the Masses
“Both history and contemporary data show that countries prosper more when there are stable and dependable rules, under which people can make investments without having to fear unpredictable new government interventions before these investments can pay off.” PeopleCountryShowsGovernmentPayInvestmentContemporaryDataStableUnpredictableInterventionDependableNew GovernmentGovernment Intervention Author:Thomas Sowell
“I'm so thankful a significant majority of Americans are saying no to military intervention. We've got to find a solution that will in the end be one that makes Syria a better country, a better people. We can be human only together.” PeopleHumansEndsCountryTogetherMilitarySolutionsMajoritySignificantSyriaInterventionSaying NoMilitary Intervention Author:Desmond Tutu
“Perhaps in the long view, de Gaulle was more responsible with his troublesome interventions into our domestic politics, for unifying our country than we will ever give him credit for.” GivingLongCountryViewsResponsibleCreditOur CountryInterventionTroublesomeUnifying Book:Memoirs of a Bird in a Gilded Cage Source: Memoirs of a Bird in a Gilded Cage