John Boyd
John Boyd
social-unrest fabric revolution
When the fabric of society is so rigid that it cannot change quickly enough, adjustments are achieved by social unrest and revolutions.
believe long political
There can be no peace in the world so long as a large proportion of the population lack the necessities of life and believe that a change of the political and economic system will make them available. World peace must be based on world plenty.
canada capacity hundred increased last market outside production united war
During the last war when there was a market for everything that could be produced, the production capacity of Canada and the United States, which were outside the battle area, increased one hundred percent.
empires fallen five internal last six thousand wars waxed
In the last five or six thousand years, empires one after another have arisen, waxed powerful by wars of conquest, and fallen by internal revolution or attack from without.
brought changes fall general increase knowledge principles rise social survived though
Though the general principles of statecraft have survived the rise and fall of empires, every increase in knowledge has brought about changes in the political, economic, and social structure.
agreed bring enforcing form however means
However difficult it may be to bring it about, some form of world government, with agreed international law and means of enforcing the law, is inevitable.
real evil police
The real evil of the Russian communist state is not communism. It is the secret police and the concentration camp.
war agriculture world
After the First World War the economic problem was no longer one of production. It was the problem of finding markets to get the output of industry and agriculture dispersed and consumed.
war thinking agreement
Some think the worst horrors of war might be avoided by an international agreement not to use atomic bombs. This is a vain hope.
war civilization intermittent
The history of our civilization has been one of intermittent war.