All my economic ideas as developed over twenty-five years can be summed up in the words: agricultural-industrial federation. All my political ideas boil down to a similar formula: political federation or decentralization.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author summarizes his economic and political ideas as federations of industry and decentralization of power.
- In plain terms
- Economy and government should work in local federations.
- What can you take from it?
- Decentralize economy and politics into federations.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does decentralization create chaos?
- How do federations function?
Another view
Centralization may ensure national cohesion.
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