The vested interests encourage the growth of imperialist wars and irrationality because both serve to divert the discontent of the masses away from their vested interests (the uninvested surplus).


Chapter 5, Historical Change in Civilizations, p. 152 - The Evolution of Civilizations (1961) (Second Edition 1979)

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The vested interests encourage the growth of imperialist wars and irrationality because both serve to divert the discontent of the masses away from...

The vested interests encourage the growth of imperialist wars and irrationality because both serve to divert the discontent of the masses away from...

The vested interests encourage the growth of imperialist wars and irrationality because both serve to divert the discontent of the masses away from...

The vested interests encourage the growth of imperialist wars and irrationality because both serve to divert the discontent of the masses away from...