The Principal Cause Of War Is War

The Very Shaping Of History Now Outpaces The Ability Of Men To Orient Themselves In Accordance With Cherished Values.

Not Wishing To Be Disturbed Over Moral Issues Of The Political Economy, Americans Cling To The Notion That The Government Is A Sort Of Automatic Machine, Regulated By The Balancing Of Competing Interests.

Those In Authority Within Institutions And Social Structures Attempt To Justify Their Rule By Linking It, As If It Were A Necessary Consequence, With Moral Symbols, Sacred Emblems, Or Legal Formulae Which Are Widely Believed And Deeply Internalized. These Central Conceptions May Refer To A God Or Gods, The 'votes Of The Majority,' The 'will Of The People,' The 'aristocracy Of Talents Or Wealth,' To The 'divine Right Of Kings' Or To The Alleged Extraordinary Endowment Of The Person Of The Ruler Himself.

[o]ne Could Translate The 555 Pages Of The Social System Into About 150 Pages Of Straightforward English. The Result Would Not Be Very Impressive.

If We Accept The Greek's Definition Of The Idiot As An Altogether Private Man, Then We Must Conclude That Many American Citizens Are Now Idiots. And I Should Not Be Surprised, Although I Don't Know, If There Were Some Such Idiots Even In Germany.