"Rather, democracy is when every free citizen has authority and oligarchy is when the rich have it." - Noam Chomsky ; Requiem for the American Dream: The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power
"Concentration of wealth yields concentration of power, particularly so as the cost of elections skyrockets, which forces the political parties even more deeply into the pockets of major corporations." - Noam Chomsky ; Requiem for the American Dream: The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power
"Democracy is when there is a majority of free, poor men who have authority to rule, while oligarchy is when it is in the hands of the wealthy and well-born, who are a minority." - Noam Chomsky ; Requiem for the American Dream: The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power
"Sometimes the crowd turns against the oligarchy; usually the oligarchy manipulates the crowd." - Walter Rauschenbusch ; A Theology for the Social Gospel, p. 254
"Sometimes the crowd turns against the oligarchy; usually the oligarchy manipulates the crowd.” - Walter Rauschenbusch ; A Theology for the Social Gospel, pp. 254