I wonder - has there ever been a case of an organization that big voluntarily gi...

philwelch · on July 28, 2009

Depends on what you mean by "voluntary", but maybe half of the British Empire was ceded without bloodshed.

adharmad · on July 28, 2009

Can you clarify which half was ceded without bloodshed?

bayareaguy · on July 28, 2009

has there ever been a case of an organization that big voluntarily giving up power

It depends on what you mean by voluntarily, but here's one example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Day_(South_Africa)

adharmad · on July 28, 2009

Cant think of any. Power corrupts and the only way to change it is via political action or (sometimes) via armed revolution.