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I've always had a Marxist understanding of history: democracy is a result of a broad modernization process that happens in every country. Neocons think the use of political power can force the pace of change, but ultimately it depends on societies doing it themselves.

~Francis Fukuyama

Topics: Always Broad Change Country Democracy Depends Doing Every Force Had Happens History Marxist Modernization Pace Political Political Power Power Process Result Societies Themselves Think Ultimately Understanding Use

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In general, Americans are not very good at nation-building and not very good colonialists.

~Francis Fukuyama

Topics: American General Good Nation-Building Very

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I've figured out in the course of my life that the one thing I'm good at doing is writing books, and it would be crazy to trade that in for something else.

~Francis Fukuyama

Topics: Books Course Crazy Doing Else Figured Good Life My Life One Thing Out Something Something Else The One Thing Thing Trade Would Writing

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I'm basically an optimist because I do think there's this historical modernisation process, and by and large it's been very beneficial to people. But there are blips. History doesn't proceed in a linear way.

~Francis Fukuyama

Topics: Basically Because Been Beneficial Historical History Large Linear Optimist People Proceed Process Think Very Way

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The rationale for tenure is still valid. But the system has turned the academy into one of the most conservative and costly institutions in the country. Yes, conservative: Economists joke that their discipline advances one funeral at a time, but many fields must wait for wholesale generational turnover before new approaches take hold.

~Francis Fukuyama

Topics: Academy Advances Approaches Before Conservative Costly Country Discipline Economists Fields Funeral Hold Institutions Joke Many Most Must New Still System Take Tenure Time Turned Turnover Valid Wait Wholesale Yes

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I'm a tenured professor. But I'd get rid of tenure.

~Francis Fukuyama

Topics: Get Professor Rid Tenure

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Economist

Born: October 27th, 1952

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