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We are all manufacturers. Making good, making trouble, or making excuses.
We are all manufacturers. Making good, making trouble, or making excuses.
Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant.
Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant.
...we see that there are two different kinds of...societies: (a) parasitic societies and (b) producing societies. The former are those read more
...we see that there are two different kinds of...societies: (a) parasitic societies and (b) producing societies. The former are those which live from hunting, fishing, or merely gleaning. By their economic activities they do not increase, but rather decrease, the amount of wealth in the world. The second kind of societies, producing societies, live by agricultural and pastoral activities. By these activities they seek to increase the amount of wealth in the world.
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.
Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.
Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.
The growing complexity of science, technology, and organization does not imply either a growing knowledge or a growing need for read more
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.
We don't want to push our ideas on to customers, we simply want to make what they want.
We don't want to push our ideas on to customers, we simply want to make what they want.
The only thing money gives you is the freedom of not worrying about money.
The only thing money gives you is the freedom of not worrying about money.
The real measure of your wealth is how much you'd be worth if you lost all your money.
The real measure of your wealth is how much you'd be worth if you lost all your money.
