“It is simply the truth that the political system that I am part of has degenerated to the point that it needs fundamental change.” NeedsPoliticalFundamentalsPolitical Systems Author:Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
“If the layman cannot participate in decision making, he will have to turn himself over, essentially blind, to a hermetic elite. ... [The fundamental question becomes] are we still capable of self-government and therefore freedom? Margaret Mead wrote in a 1959 issue of Daedalus about scientists elevated to the status of priests. Now there is a name for this elevation, when you are in the hands of-one hopes-a benevolent elite, when you have no control over your political decisions. From the point of view of John Locke, the name for this is slavery.” IfsStillsSelfHandsGovernmentPoliticalTurnsNamesFreedomDecisionViewsIssuesCapableScientistFundamentalsSlaveryBlindPoint Of ViewDecision MakingPriestsOver YouElitesBenevolentElevationSelf-governmentLaymanMeadPolitical DecisionsDaedalus Author:Gerald Holton
“All of the government's monetary, economic and political power, as well as its extensive propaganda machinery, will be enlisted in a constant battle to drive down the price of gold - but in the absence of any fundamental change in the nation's monetary, fiscal, and economic direction, simply regard any major retreat in the price of gold as an unexpected buying opportunity.” WellsGovernmentPoliticalOpportunityNationsEconomicBattleMajorsGoldRegardFundamentalsConstantAbsencePropagandaBuyingUnexpectedRetreatMachineryMonetaryPolitical PowerEnlistedBuying Gold Author:Irwin Schiff
“Anarchists know that a long period of education must precede any great fundamental change in society, hence they do not believe in vote begging, nor political campaigns, but rather in the development of self-thinking individuals.” ThinkingKnowsBelieveLongSelfPoliticalIndividualDevelopmentPeriodsVoteFundamentalsCampaignsAnarchyAnarchismAnarchistBeggingPolitical CampaignChanges In Society Book:Freedom, Equality and Solidarity Source: Freedom, Equality and Solidarity
“We’ve always been involved with issues that deal with the fundamental human rights of people, whether that means the right to political freedom or the right to breathe air that’s clean.” PeopleHumansMeanPoliticalDealsIssuesRightsAirInvolvedFundamentalsCleanHuman RightsBreathePolitical Freedom Author:Mary Travers