The second corruption of the state is oligarchy (oligos = few), in which the military elite is narrowed down to a few ruling families of immense wealth and prestige, who now openly flaunt their wealth and possessions.

At the heart of the mystery of corruption lies the desire of one man to impose his will on others to the largest possible extent.

For domination has nothing whatsoever to do with good government, and power as an end in itself destroys good government.

Fragmentation occurs when a civilization is in decline.

The second corruption of the state is oligarchy (oligos = few), in which the military elite is narrowed down to a few ruling families of immense wealth and prestige, who now openly flaunt their wealth and possessions.

The United States is dangerously close to being a plutocracy. A third of the private wealth is owned by less than 5 percent of the population.

A culture is not only the language and the arts of a people. It is all their history, all their hopes for the future.