• The difference between a stable society and an unstable one is that the restraints in an unstable one are external. In a stable society government ultimately becomes unnecessary; the restraints on people's actions are internal, they're self-disciplined...

  Source: Oscar Iden Lecture Series, Lecture 3: The State of Individuals (1976)

  Carroll Quigley
  American historian and theorist
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. self-disciplined
2. restraints
3. government
4. ultimately
5. internal
6. actions

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The difference between a stable society and an unstable one is that the restraints in an unstable one are external. In a stable society government ultimately becomes unnecessary; the restraints on people's actions are internal, they're self-disciplined... by : Carroll Quigley

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