“Democracy and markets are both fundamental building blocks for a decent society. But they clash at a fundamental level. We need to balance them.” NeedsLevelsDemocracyBuildingBalanceFundamentalsBlockDecentClashBuilding Blocks Book:Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism Source: Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism
“Plutocracy too long tolerated leaves democracy on the auction block, subject to the highest bidder.” LongDemocracySubjectsHighestBlockAuctionsPlutocracy Author:Bill Moyers
“...Local prohibitions cannot block advances in military and commercial technology... Democratic movements for local restraint can only restrain the world's democracies, not the world as a whole.” WorldWholeTechnologyDemocracyMilitaryMovementDemocraticLocalsBlockRestraintProhibition Book:Engines of Creation Source: Engines of Creation
“That's why I call the Senate the graveyard of democracy, because even when you have 58 senators, they can block it and block it and block it.” DemocracyBlockSenateSenatorsGraveyard Author:Ralph Nader