“In a free system any large, popular, revolutionary movement should be able to bring about its ends by such a voluntary process. As more and more people see how it works more and more will wish to participate in or support it. And so it will grow, without being necessary to force everyone or a majority or anyone into the pattern.” PeopleShouldEndsAbleForceWishGrowsProcessSupportMovementMajorityPatternsRevolutionary Book:Anarchy, state, and utopia Source: Anarchy, state, and utopia
“The humanitarian wishes to be a prime mover in the lives of others. He cannot admit either the divine or the natural order, by which men have the power to help themselves. The humanitarian puts himself in the place of God. But he is confronted by two awkward facts; first, that the competent do not need his assistance; and second, that the majority of people positively do not want to be "done good" by the humanitarian. Of course, what the humanitarian actually proposes is that he shall do what he thinks is good for everybody. It is at this point that the humanitarian sets up the guillotine.” PeopleThinkingMenWantNeedsFirstsTwoDoneFactsHelpingOrderCoursesWishNaturalDivineMajorityHumanitarianPrimeAwkwardAssistancePositivelyProposeCompetentLives Of OthersNatural OrderGuillotine Author:Isabel Paterson
“He who desires or attempts to reform the government of a state and wishes to have it accepted, must at least retain the semblance of the old forms; so that it may seem to the people that there has been no change in the institutions, even though in fact they are entirely different from the old ones. For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances, as though they were realities.” PeopleMayHas BeensDifferentStatesFactsRealitySeemsGovernmentFormDesireWishMankindInstitutionsMajorityAppearanceAcceptedSatisfiedReformSemblance Author:Niccolo Machiavelli
“The vast majority of the peoples of the world are against war and against aggression. If they make their wishes known and effective, war can be stopped. It all depends on whether they are willing to make the effort necessary for the purpose. For, that it will require an effort, no one who considers the history of the world on these subjects can doubt.” IfsWorldWarPurposeWishEffortKnownDoubtSubjectsWillingDependsMajorityAggressionWorld HistoryAgainst War Author:Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury