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Energetic action on debt would make a radical difference to the prospects of many of the poorest countries in the read more
Energetic action on debt would make a radical difference to the prospects of many of the poorest countries in the world, at no practical cost to creditor countries.
The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.
The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.
If all the gold in the world were melted down into a solid cube it would be about the size read more
If all the gold in the world were melted down into a solid cube it would be about the size of an eight room house. If a man got possession of all that gold -- billions of dollars worth -- he could not buy a friend, character, peace of mind, clear conscience or a sense of eternity.
Sell cheap and tell the truth.
Sell cheap and tell the truth.
The promise of yesterday are the taxes of today.
The promise of yesterday are the taxes of today.
A bad forgery's the ultimate insult.
A bad forgery's the ultimate insult.
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.
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.
The problem with the person who thinks he's a long-term investor and impervious to short-term gyrations is that the emotion read more
The problem with the person who thinks he's a long-term investor and impervious to short-term gyrations is that the emotion of fear and pain will eventually make him sell badly.
