You cannot control your own population by force, but it can be distracted by consumption.

There are some very general ideas that people can keep in mind; they're kind of truisms. It's only worth mentioning them because they're always denied.

States are violent institutions. The government of any country, including ours, represents some sort of domestic power structure, and it's usually violent. States are violent to the extent that they're powerful, that's roughly accurate.

Ever since I've had any political awareness, I've felt either alone or part of a tiny minority.

I do not feel that we should set up PEOPLE as "models"; rather actions, thoughts, principles.

What can realistically be done depends on the historical moment. The same is true with regard to the agents.

The reason academic disputes are so vicious is that so little is at stake.