“Democracy has turned out to be not majority rule but rule by well-organized and well-connected minority groups who steal from the majority.” WellsDemocracyGroupsMajorityConnectedStealingOrganizedMinoritiesDemocracies HaveMajority RuleMinority Groups Author:Llewellyn Rockwell
“Great leaders don't try to please everyone. Great leaders don't water down their message in order to make the tribe a bit bigger. Instead, they realize that a motivated, connected tribe in the midst of a movement is far more powerful than a larger group could ever be.” TryingOrderBitsWaterRealizingPowerfulLeaderGroupsMovementPleaseMessagesBiggerConnectedMidstMotivatedTribesGreat Leader Book:Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us Source: Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
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“The roots of the Palestinian conflict must be sought in history. The Holocaust and Palestine are directly connected with one another. And if the Holocaust actually occurred, then you should permit impartial groups from the whole world to research this. Why do you restrict the research to a certain group? Of course, I don't mean you, but rather the European governments.” IfsWorldShouldMeanWholeGovernmentCertainCoursesGroupsConflictResearchRootsConnectedWhole WorldPermitHolocaustPalestinianPalestine Author:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
“The Carlyle Group is the most politically connected investment firm in the world. The company has mastered the art of influence peddling on a global scale, hiring executives and consultants ranging from Republican power broker James Baker and former president George Herbert Walker Bush to foreign leaders like former British prime minister John Major and former Philippine president Fidel Ramos.” WorldArtPresidentCompanyLeaderGroupsInfluenceRepublicanMajorsInvestmentConnectedBritishScalesFormerFirmMinistersExecutivesPrimePrime MinisterHiringPhilippinesWalkersBakersConsultantsBrokersPeddling Author:William Hartung
“If you have an Internet-connected system, there's no wall currently that you can build that's high enough or deep enough to keep a dedicated nation-state or even a sophisticated criminal group out of your system.” IfsStatesEnoughNationsGroupsWallInternetConnectedCriminalsDedicatedSophisticated Author:John Carlin