“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
“From its founding, [Nevada] has always struggled to belong. It has had a series of masters--the mining industry, the railroads, the federal government, and now gaming and tourism--that have driven the state's economy and compelled its direction.” StatesGovernmentEconomyMastersIndustrySeriesDrivenFederal GovernmentFoundingCompelledTourismRailroadsGamingMiningNevada Book:The Making of Modern Nevada Source: The Making of Modern Nevada
“When I wrote my eighth thriller, Inside Out, in 2009, the villains were a group of CIA and other government officials who colluded to destroy a series of tapes depicting Americans torturing war-on-terror prisoners.” WarGovernmentGroupsSeriesTerrorOfficialsPrisonerVillainTapeCiaThrillersWar On TerrorGovernment Officials Author:Barry Eisler
“You get a series of super-typhoons into Shanghai and millions of people die. Does the population there lose faith in Chinese government? Does China start to fissure? I'd prefer to deal with a rising, dominant China any day.” PeopleDoeGovernmentDiesLosesDealsMillionsSeriesPopulationChinaChineseRisingDominantShanghaiChinese GovernmentTyphoons Author:David Titley