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Power and the State - Cyril Radcliffe

REITH LECTURES 1951: Power and the State Cyril Radcliffe Lecture 1: Power and the State 1 TRANSMISSION: 4 November 1951 - Home Service  If I speak of the problem of power, at least I do not mean that it is a problem whether power should exist or not. It is most inescapably present in modern society and its crowded civilisations. Such societies cannot be conducted at all without central authority to keep the whole activity from breaking down. And, just as today’s social life requires the existence of power, so today’s developments have furnished the means of that power becoming a strong force; even changes such as the greater ease and quickness of communication have worked to give it a sharp eye and a firm hand. Moreover, society has become used to the standing armies of power-the permanent civil service, the police force, the tax-gatherers-organised on a scale which was unknown to earlier centuries. So the philosophy of the backwoods is useless, because it is too simple, for the p
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Rich and Poor Nation Comparison

The difference between the poor and rich nations  is not the age of the Nation. This can be demonstrated by countries like India and Egypt, which are more than 2000 years old and are still poor countries.   On the other hand, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, which 150 years back were insignificant, today are developed and rich countries. The difference between the poor and rich nation does not also depend on the available natural resources. Japan has limited territory, 80%  mountainous, unsuitable for agriculture or farming, but is the third in worlds economy. The country is like an immense floating factory, importing raw material from the whole world and exporting manufactured products. Second example is Switzerland, it does not grow cocoa but produces the best chocolates in the world. In her small territory she rears animals and cultivates the land only for four month in a year, nevertheless manufactures the best milk products. A small country which is an image of secur
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