Some people think that as the Chinese economy becomes more and more capitalistic it will inevitably become more democratic
Peter L. BergerF. A. Hayek is probably the most prominent advocate of capitalism in the present period.
Peter L. BergerIf you say simply that pressures toward democracy are created by the market, I would say yes
Peter L. BergerHe who sups with the devil had better have a long spoon. The devilry of modernity has its own magic: The [believer] who sups with it will find his spoon getting shorter and shorter--until that last supper in which he is left alone at the table, with no spoon at all and with an empty plate. The devil, one may guess, will by then have gone away to more interesting company.
Peter L. BergerIf a socialist economy is opened up to increasing degrees of market forces, a point will be reached at which democratic governance becomes a possibility.
Peter L. BergerThere are times in history when the dark drums of God can barely be heard amid the noises of this world. Then it is only in moments of silence, which are rare and brief, that their beat can be faintly discerned. There are other times. These are the times when God is heard in rolling thunder, when the earth trembles and the treetops bend under the force of [God’s] voice. It is not given to men [and women] to make God speak. It is only given to them to live and to think in such a way that, if God’s thunder should come, they will not have stopped their ears.
Peter L. Berger