“Anarchists generally make use if the word "State" to mean all the collection of institutions, political, legislative, judicial, military, financial, etc., by means of which management of their own affairs, the guidance of their personal conduct, and the care of ensuring their own safety are taken from the people and confided to certain individuals, and these, whether by usurpation or delegation, are invested with the right to make laws over and for all, and to constrain the public to respect them, making use of the collective force of the community to this end.” PeopleIfsMeanEndsStatesUseCareLawPoliticalCertainIndividualForceCommunityTakenMilitaryManagementSafetyInstitutionsAffairFinancialGuidanceCollectionsEtcCollectivesAnarchismAnarchistJudicialConstrainDelegationUsurpation Author:Errico Malatesta
“It has become clear that America's civilian institutions of diplomacy and development have been chronically undermanned and underfunded for far too long - relative to what we spend on the military, and more important, relative to the responsibilities and challenges our nation has around the world.” WorldLongHas BeensImportantAmericaNationsChallengesResponsibilityClearMilitaryDevelopmentInstitutionsAround The WorldRelativeDiplomacyCivilians Author:Robert M. Gates
“All mathematics is divided into three parts: cryptography (paid for by CIA, KGB and the like), hydrodynamics (supported by manufacturers of atomic submarines) and celestial mechanics (financed by military and other institutions dealing with missiles, such as NASA).” ThreeMilitaryPaidMathematicsInstitutionsDividedMechanicCiaCelestialMissilesNasaSubmarinesKgbCryptography Author:Vladimir Arnold
“By the accusation of liberal bias ... the institutions that conservatives revere - the military, corporate America, organized religion, and the powerful conservative groups themselves - will be able to escape scrutiny and increase their influence.” AbleAmericaPowerfulGroupsInfluenceMilitaryIncreaseInstitutionsConservativeCorporateOrganizedBiasScrutinyAccusationOrganized ReligionCorporate America Author:Eric Alterman
“The military is such a hierarchical institution. It's an institution where, if you are assaulted by a person senior to you, you're probably the person that's expendable and that's going to get in trouble.” IfsPersonsTroubleMilitaryInstitutionsSeniorExpendables Author:Joy-Ann Reid
“[I]t's impossible to evade the fact that Endless War will inevitably degrade the citizenry of the country that engages in it. A country which venerates its military above all other institutions, which demands that its soldiers be spoken of only with religious-like worship, and which continuously indoctrinates its population to believe that endless violence against numerous countries is necessary and just - all by instilling intense fear of the minorities who are the target of that endless violence - will be a country filled with citizens convinced of the virtues and nobility of aggression.” BelieveWarCountryFactsReligiousVirtueViolenceImpossibleMilitaryCitizensDemandWorshipInstitutionsFilledSoldierPopulationConvincedEndlessIntenseMinoritiesTargetAggressionNobilityDegradeCitizenryEndless War Author:Glenn Greenwald
“Apparently almost anyone can do a better job of educating children than our so-called 'educators' in the public schools. Children who are home-schooled by their parents also score higher on tests than children educated in the public schools. ... Successful education shows what is possible, whether in charter schools, private schools, military schools or home-schooling. The challenge is to provide more escape hatches from failing public schools, not only to help those students who escape, but also to force these institutions to get their act together before losing more students and jobs.” ChildrenHelpingShowsHomeSchoolTogetherJobsForceParentCan DoChallengesSuccessfulFailingMilitaryStudentsHigherLosingTestsInstitutionsEducatedScorePublic SchoolSchoolingEducatorSchooledBetter JobsCharterPrivate SchoolCharter SchoolsMilitary SchoolEducating Children Author:Thomas Sowell
“It seems to me an utterly futile task to prescribe rules and limitations for the conduct of war. War is not a game; hence one cannot wage war by rules as one would in playing games. Our fight must be against war itself. The masses of people can most effectively fight the institution of war by establishing an organization for the absolute refusal of military service.” PeopleWarSeemsFightingGamesMilitaryMassTasksOrganizationAbsolutesInstitutionsLimitationRefusalPlaying GamesMilitary ServiceAgainst War Book:Einstein on Peace Source: Einstein on Peace
“I think, Russia is pushing against the West in general, not just the United States but the institutions of the West, the key governments in the West using a variety of tools, as well as military assault on Ukraine.” ThinkingWellsStatesGovernmentUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryKeysToolsInstitutionsWestRussiaVarietyPushingAssaultUkraine Author:Daniel Fried
“International institutions are composed of governments. Governments control their own military forces and police.” GovernmentForceMilitaryPoliceInstitutionsInternationalMilitary Force Author:Samantha Power