“My goal in Baghdad was to facilitate a debate here in the United States on America's policy toward Iraq, a debate that's been sadly lacking.” StatesAmericaGoalUnitedUnited StatesPolicyIraqDebateLackingFacilitateBaghdad Author:Scott Ritter
“There are 3 elements essential in the matters of the State, Food, Military equipment, and Confidence of the people in the ruler. Of these 3, Military Equipment is the least important, Food being the 2nd important, and Confidence of the people being the MOST important. All men rather die of starvation than in war, but nevertheless all men do die of old age. Lacking in Confidence from the people, a state cannot survive.” PeopleMenImportantWarMatterStatesAgeDiesMilitaryConfidenceEssentialsElementsOld AgeRulersNeverthelessLackingEquipmentStarvationMilitary Equipment Author:Confucius
“State intervention in economic production arises only when private initiative is lacking or insufficient, or when the political interests of the State are involved. This intervention may take the form of control, assistance or direct management.” MayStatesFormPoliticalInterestEconomicInvolvedEconomicsDirectManagementProductionsAriseSocialismFascismInitiativeLackingAssistanceInterventionInsufficient Author:Benito Mussolini
“By any reasonable criteria, the discipline of economics as a whole, in its present state, is sadly lacking.” StatesWholeDisciplineEconomicsReasonableLackingCriteria Author:Paul Ormerod