“But after the spirit of conquest had changed the first governments, all the succeeding ones have, in general, proved one continued series of injustice, which has reigned in all countries for almost four thousand years.” YearsFirstsCountryGovernmentSpiritFourChangedThousandSucceedSeriesInjusticeThousand YearsConquest Author:Ezra Stiles
“As the Nazi regime developed over the years, the whole structure of decision-making was changed. At first there were laws. Then there were decrees implementing laws. Then a law was made saying, ‘There shall be no laws.’ Then there were orders and directives that were written down, but still published in ministerial gazettes. Then there was government by announcement; orders appeared in newspapers. Then there were the quiet orders, the orders that were not published, that were within the bureaucracy, that were oral. And finally, there were no orders at all. Everybody knew what he had to do.” YearsFirstsMadeStillsWholeGovernmentLawOrderDecisionWrittenChangedQuietStructureNewspapersDecision MakingRegimesNaziBureaucracyDecreeAnnouncementsImplementing Author:Raul Hilberg
“The Europeans governments have massively changed the landscape in Europe. There is no doubt about it. They have put together the European Financial Stability Fund. They have discussed and approved the European Stability Mechanism.” GovernmentTogetherDoubtChangedEuropeFinancialLandscapeNo DoubtFundStabilityMechanismApprovedFinancial Stability Author:Christine Lagarde
“Regardless of all of the ways that the media have changed in recent years, one thing that will never go out of style in America is the ability of a free press to keep the public accurately and honestly informed about its government.” WayYearsGovernmentAmericaAbilityOne ThingMediaStyleChangedPressesHonestlyFreedom Of SpeechFree PressYear One Author:Candice S. Miller