“A critical knowledge of the evolution of the idea of property would embody, in some respects, the most remarkable portion of the mental history of mankind.” IdeasWisdomPoliticsEconomyMankindEvolutionPropertyCriticalLiberalismRemarkablePortions Book:Ancient Society Source: Ancient Society
“politics and religion in the United States work like the twin grips of a pair of pliers on a critical mass of the masses.” StatesPoliticsUnitedUnited StatesMassCriticalPairsTwinsReligion And PoliticsCritical MassPliers Book:Roseannearchy: Dispatches from the Nut Farm Source: Roseannearchy: Dispatches from the Nut Farm
“The disasteris not the money, although the money will be missed. The disaster is the disrespect--this belief that the arts are dispensable, that they're not critical to a culture's existence.” ArtCulturePoliticsBeliefExistenceCriticalDisasterDisrespectDispensable Author:Twyla Tharp
“The offhand decision of some commonplace mind high in office at a critical moment influences the course of events for a hundred years.” YearsMindMomentsPoliticalCoursesPoliticsDecisionInfluenceEventsOfficeHundredCriticalCornyCommonplaceCritical Moments Book:Thomas Hardy Source: Thomas Hardy
“Every individual who participated in the redistricting process knew that incumbency protection was a critical factor in producing the bizarre lines. ... Many of the oddest twists and turns of the Texas districts would never have been created if the Legislature had not been so intent on protecting party and incumbents.” IfsHas BeensPoliticalTurnsPoliticsIndividualProcessLinesPartyCriticalProtectionFactorsTexasBizarreTwistsLegislatureIncumbentsTwists And TurnsRedistrictingIncumbency Author:John Paul Stevens