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James C. Scott quotes: We must never assume that local practice conforms with state theory.

We must never assume that local practice conforms with state theory.

James C. Scott quotes: In a world of injustice there's going to be dreams of justice.

In a world of injustice there's going to be dreams of justice.

James C. Scott quotes: The larger the pile of rubble you leave behind, the larger your place in the historical record!

The larger the pile of rubble you leave behind, the larger your place in the historical record!

James C. Scott quotes: Encouragement of sedentarism is perhaps the oldest "state project," a project related to the second-oldest state project of taxation.

Encouragement of sedentarism is perhaps the oldest "state project," a project related to the second-oldest state project of taxation.

James C. Scott quotes: Why the histories of states should have so persistently insinuated themselves in the place that might have been occupied by peoples merits reflection.

Why the histories of states should have so persistently insinuated themselves in the place that might have been occupied by peoples merits reflection.

James C. Scott quotes: The power to gossip is more democratically distributed than power, property, and income, and, certainly, than the freedom to speak openly.

The power to gossip is more democratically distributed than power, property, and income, and, certainly, than the freedom to speak openly.

James C. Scott quotes: It took about one century for them [the negative consequences] to show up clearly. Many

It took about one century for them [the negative consequences] to show up clearly. Many

James C. Scott quotes: Only an elaborate treatise in ecology could do justice to the subject of what went wrong,

Only an elaborate treatise in ecology could do justice to the subject of what went wrong,