The growing complexity of science, technology, and organization does not imply either a growing knowledge or a growing need for knowledge in the general population. On the contrary, the increasingly complex processes tend to lead to increasingly simple and easily understood products. The genius of mass production is precisely in its making more products more accessible, both economically and intellectually to more people.
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If you marry for money, you will surely earn it.
If you marry for money, you will surely earn it.
A bad forgery's the ultimate insult.
A bad forgery's the ultimate insult.
...the only means to well-being is to increase the quantity of products. This is what business aims at.
...the only means to well-being is to increase the quantity of products. This is what business aims at.
If you wish to prosper, let your customer prosper.When people have learned this lesson, everyone will seek his individual welfare read more
If you wish to prosper, let your customer prosper.When people have learned this lesson, everyone will seek his individual welfare in the general welfare. Then jealousies between man and man, city and city, province and province, nation and nation, will no longer trouble the world.
There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.
There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.
Everything you want in life has a price connected to it. There's a price to pay if you want to read more
Everything you want in life has a price connected to it. There's a price to pay if you want to make things better, a price to pay just for leaving things as they are, a price for everything.
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch."
A Libertarian Movement slogan - The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, read more
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch."
A Libertarian Movement slogan - The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, 1907.
Uncle claims that if he files his income tax wrong he'll go to jail, and if he files it right read more
Uncle claims that if he files his income tax wrong he'll go to jail, and if he files it right he'll go to the poor house.
