Quote by James C. Scott - Deepstash

After seizing state power, the victors have a powerful interest in moving the revolution out of the streets and into the museums and schoolbooks as quick as possible, lest the people decide to repeat the experience.

JAMES C. SCOTT

2

11 reads

CURATED FROM

IDEAS CURATED BY

abhishekjasuja

A Law Student who is just Stashing his readings here.

The idea is part of this collection:

Product Management Essentials

Learn more about books with this collection

Essential product management skills

How to work effectively with cross-functional teams

How to identify and prioritize customer needs

Related collections

Similar ideas

Customs vs Laws

Customs vs Laws

Customs are a living, negociated practices which are constantly being addaped to new circumstances, including power relations. They should not be romanticized being riven with inequality and other biases.

Laws don't have the plasticity and the evolutionary power of customs. Historically spe...

Feeling Awe: Visual Art

Visual art, paintings and museums have the power to provoke awe, as do movies which have stunning visuals and never-before-seen elements.

Monuments like the Taj Mahal or sculptures like Michelangelo’s David are unique and have always made people forget themselves, engrossed in the visual a...

Countries on the rise vs those who are falling

Countries moving forward will have a percentage of stupid people but have an unusually high fraction of intelligent people who overcompensate for the stupid people. Declining nations have many non-stupid people whose behaviour strengthens...

Read & Learn

20x Faster

without
deepstash

with
deepstash

with

deepstash

Personalized microlearning

100+ Learning Journeys

Access to 200,000+ ideas

Access to the mobile app

Unlimited idea saving

Unlimited history

Unlimited listening to ideas

Downloading & offline access

Supercharge your mind with one idea per day

Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.

Email

I agree to receive email updates