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How to destroy a culture...

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.

Το είπε...: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

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Urgent problem

Many people want the government to protect the consumer. A much more urgent problem is to protect the consumer from the government.

Το είπε...: Milton Friedman

Ετικέτες (tags): depression, economy, friedman, government, management, politicians, politics, protection

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The Great Depression

The Great Depression, like most other periods of severe unemployment, was produced by government mismanagement rather than by any inherent instability of the private economy.

Το είπε...: Milton Friedman

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government

If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand

Το είπε...: Milton Friedman

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You can't fool all of the people all of the time

if you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. You may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.

Το είπε...: Abraham Lincoln

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Still four

How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.

Το είπε...: Abraham Lincoln

Ετικέτες (tags): abraham lincoln, lies, life, politics, reality, truth

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Politics

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.

Το είπε...: Lester B. Pearson

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Washington Bullets

The Washington Bullets changed their name because its owners did not want the NBA team associated with the image of crime. From now on, the team will simply be known as the Bullets.

Το είπε...: unknown

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Damned Lies and Statistics

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.

Το είπε...: Benjamin Disraeli

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We must be absoluterly clear about this.

Please let me finish. Because we must be absolutely clear about this. And I want to be quite frank with you.

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Το είπε...: Yes minister

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