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Quote from Bruce D. Porter,


"Throughout the history of the United States, war has been the primary impetus behind the growth and development of the central state. It has been the lever by which presidents and other national officials have bolstered the power of the state in the face of tenacious popular resistance."


By:

Bruce D. Porter (more quotes by Bruce D. Porter or books by/about Bruce D. Porter)


(1952- ) Professor of political science at Brigham Young University

Source:

"War and the Rise of the State", 1994

Categories:

America, Executive Orders, Government, History, NWO, Peace, Power, President, Resistance, Tyranny, Usurpation, War

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