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The increase in the world's population represents our victory against death...
The increase in the world's population represents our victory against death...
To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine read more
To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine pleasure.
If patriotism is, as Dr. Johnson used to remark, the last refuge of the scoundrel, wrapping outdated industry in the read more
If patriotism is, as Dr. Johnson used to remark, the last refuge of the scoundrel, wrapping outdated industry in the mantle of national interest is the last refuge of the economically dispossessed. In economic terms, pleading national interest is the declining cottage industry of those who have been bypassed by the global economy.
Stressing output is the key to improving productivity, while looking to increase activity can result in just the opposite.
Stressing output is the key to improving productivity, while looking to increase activity can result in just the opposite.
If we devote our time disparaging the products of our business rivals, we hurt business generally, reduce confidence, and increase read more
If we devote our time disparaging the products of our business rivals, we hurt business generally, reduce confidence, and increase discontent.
Our whole evolution up to this point shows that human groups spontaneously evolve patterns of behavior, as well as patterns read more
Our whole evolution up to this point shows that human groups spontaneously evolve patterns of behavior, as well as patterns of training people for that behavior, which tend on balance to lead people to create rather than destroy. Humans are, on net balance, builders rather than destroyers.
The way to stop financial joy-riding is to arrest the chauffeur, not the automobile.
The way to stop financial joy-riding is to arrest the chauffeur, not the automobile.
The rich are different from you and me because they have more credit.
The rich are different from you and me because they have more credit.
A bad forgery's the ultimate insult.
A bad forgery's the ultimate insult.
