Michael Parenti Quotes - Page 4

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• In almost every enterprise, government has provided business with opportunities for private gain at public expense. Government nurtures private capital accumulation through a process of subsidies, supports, and deficit spending and an increasingly inequitable tax system.

  Michael Parenti

  Opportunity, Government, Political

  "Democracy for the Few". Book by Michael Parenti, February 15, 2007.

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• Candidates who win while spending less than their opponents still usually have to spend quite a lot. While not a surefire guarantor of victory, a large war chest -even if not the largest-is usually a necessary condition. Money may not guarantee victory, but the lack of it usually guarantees defeat. Without large sums, there is rarely much of a campaign, as poorly funded 'minor' candidates have repeatedly discovered.

  Michael Parenti

  War, Winning, Political

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• The Federalists also used bribes, intimidation, and fraud against opponents of the Constitution.

  Michael Parenti

  Political, Opponents, Constitution

  "Democracy for the Few". Book by Michael Parenti, 1974.

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• Actually, the New Deal's central dedication was to business recovery rather than social reform.

  Michael Parenti

  Recovery, Dedication, Political

  "Democracy for the Few". Book by Michael Parenti, 1974.

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• To complain about how the media are dominated by liberals, Limbaugh has an hour a day on network television, an hour on cable, and a radio show syndicated by over 600 stations.

  Michael Parenti

  Media, Political, Complaining

  Michael Parenti (1996). “Dirty Truths”, p.98, City Lights Books

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• In the end I created a career of my own, concentrating on my writing and lecturing, reaching larger audiences than I would had I ended up with tenure and a full teaching load. It was Virginia Woolf who said that it is terrible to be frozen out of a sacred tradition - but even more terrible to be frozen into it.

  Michael Parenti

  Teaching, Writing, Careers

  "Dirty Truths". Book by Michael Parenti, 1996.

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• One mechanism of repression is the grand jury.

  Michael Parenti

  Political, Jury, Repression

  Michael Parenti (1998). “America Besieged”, p.114, City Lights Books

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