“When a war is waged by two opposing groups of robbers for the sake of deciding who shall have a freer hand to oppress more people, then the question of the origin of the war is of no real economic or political significance.” PeopleTwoWarRealHandsPoliticalGroupsEconomicSakeSignificanceOpposingRobbers Author:Vladimir Lenin
“There are a lot of people who say we need to cut the amount of money that's spent in politics. I'm not sure that I agree. But I am sure that if you were talking about cutting the amount of money spent in politics, the media would have a strong interest in opposing you, because they make an enormous amount of money from political advertisements.” PeopleIfsNeedsPoliticalStrongInterestTalkingCuttingMediaAmountAgreeEnormousNot SureOpposingAdvertisements Author:Lawrence Lessig
“Nonviolent action involves opposing the opponent's power, including his police and military capacity, not with the weapons chosen by him but by quite different means. Repression by the opponent is used against his own power position in a kind of political "ju-jitsu" and the very sources of his power thus reduced or removed, with the result that his political and military position is seriously weakened or destroyed.” KindMeanDifferentActionPoliticalUsedResultsPowerMilitaryPositionSourceWeaponsCapacityPoliceIncludingChosenDestroyedOpponentsRepressionOpposing Author:Gene Sharp
“The opposing tendencies of concentration and spread are of little consequence in the liberal model of political economy.” LittlesPoliticalEconomyModelsConsequenceSpreadTendenciesConcentrationOpposingPolitical Economy Book:The Political Economy of International Relations Source: The Political Economy of International Relations