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The dominant rhetoric is academese relieved by flashes of clich‚.
The dominant rhetoric is academese relieved by flashes of clich‚.
Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you read more
Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair.
Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend.
Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend.
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If read more
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidise it
Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.
Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.
Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be read more
Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big.
Economists are pessimists: they've predicted 8 of the last 3 depressions
Economists are pessimists: they've predicted 8 of the last 3 depressions
Did you ever think that making a speech on economics is a lot like pissing down your leg? It seems read more
Did you ever think that making a speech on economics is a lot like pissing down your leg? It seems hot to you, but it never does to anyone else.
The broad masses of a population are more amenable to the appeal of rhetoric than to any other force.
The broad masses of a population are more amenable to the appeal of rhetoric than to any other force.
