Czarism Examples Quotes & Sayings

For any ranked society, whether a chiefdom or a state, one thus has to ask, why do the commoners tolerate the transfer of the fruits of their hard labor to kleptocrats? This question raised by political theorists from Plato to Marx are raised anew by voters in every modern election. Kleptocracies with little public support run the risk of being overthrown, either by downtrodden commoners, or by upstart would be replacement kleptocrats seeking public support by promising a higher ratio of services rendered to fruits stolen. — Jared Diamond

Islamism is an ideology that seeks to impose any version of Islam over society. — Maajid Nawaz

You can only confiscate the wealth that exists at a given moment. You cannot confiscate future wealth - and that future wealth is less likely to be produced when people see that it is going to be confiscated. — Thomas Sowell

While the health benefits are many, yoga offers much more than just a way to exercise the body. — Deepak Chopra

Good things happen. sometimes when you least expect them — Jojo Moyes

I'll think about something else. I'll just sit quietly. If I could sit still. If I could sit still, maybe I could read. Oh, all the books are about people who love each other, truly and sweetly. What do they want to write about that for? Don't they know it isn't true? Don't they know it's a lie, it's a God-damned lie? What do they have to tell about that for, when they know how it hurts? — Dorothy Parker

I just felt the power and the meanness of the man I was messing with. — Muhammad Ali