Change Gandhi's word 'state' to 'corporation' and his quote maintains every bit of its impact. We can't Free Market ourselves out from under the mess we're in. The violence he refers to begins with the innate territorial instincts and self-interests of any given human or set humans 'in charge,' not their political affiliations.

If Carlyle is essentially correct, then judging from the post WWII consumption glut enjoyed by the US, a disintegrating Bill of Rights, precipitously crashing dollar and impending death of the middle class, a rather large tollbooth would seem to be on the horizon.