It is the losers in intrabusiness conflict who seek redress from public authority. The dominant business interests resist appeals to the government. … - Elmer Eric Schattschneider

The effectiveness of democratic government as an instrument for the socialization of conflict depends on the amplitude of its powers and resources. A powerful and resourceful government is able to respond to conflict situations by providing an arena for them, publicizing them, protecting the contestants against retaliation and taking steps to rectify the situations complained of; it may create new agencies to hear new categories of complaints and take special action about them.

In the nature of things a political conflict among special interests is never restricted to the groups most immediately interested.

The failure to understand that unification and division are a part of the same process has produced some illusions about politics.