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Our supplies of natural resources are not finite in any economic sense. Nor does past experience give reason to expect read more
Our supplies of natural resources are not finite in any economic sense. Nor does past experience give reason to expect natural resources to become more scarce. Rather, if history is any guide, natural resources will progressively become less costly, hence less scarce, and will constitute a smaller proportion of our expenses in future years.
Value is not intrinsic; it is not in things. It is within us; it is the way in which man read more
Value is not intrinsic; it is not in things. It is within us; it is the way in which man reacts to the conditions of his environment.
A computer will not make a good manager out of a bad manager. It makes a good manager better faster read more
A computer will not make a good manager out of a bad manager. It makes a good manager better faster and a bad manager worse faster.
The creditor hath a better memory than the debtor.
The creditor hath a better memory than the debtor.
We do not hear the term "compassionate" applied to business executives or entrepreneurs, certainly not when they are engaged in read more
We do not hear the term "compassionate" applied to business executives or entrepreneurs, certainly not when they are engaged in their normal work. Yet in terms of results in the measurable form of jobs created, lives enriched, communities built, living standards raised, and poverty healed, a handful of capitalists has done infinitely more for mankind than all the self-serving politicians, academics, social workers, and religionists who march under the banner of "compassion".
It's the economy, stupid.
It's the economy, stupid.
What protectionism teaches us, is to do to ourselves in time of peace what enemies seek to do to us read more
What protectionism teaches us, is to do to ourselves in time of peace what enemies seek to do to us in time of war.
Avarice is the vice of declining years.
Avarice is the vice of declining years.
This is a test. It is only a test. Had it been an actual job, you would have received raises, read more
This is a test. It is only a test. Had it been an actual job, you would have received raises, promotions, and other signs of appreciation.
