Practical men who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any
intellectual influences, are usually the slaves of some defunct
economist. Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are
distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years
back. I am sure that the power of vested interests is vastly exaggerated
compared with the gradual encroachment of ideas.
-- John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946), The General Theory of Employment,
Interest and Money (1936)
intellectual influences, are usually the slaves of some defunct
economist. Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are
distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years
back. I am sure that the power of vested interests is vastly exaggerated
compared with the gradual encroachment of ideas.
-- John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946), The General Theory of Employment,
Interest and Money (1936)
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- Ideas shape the course of history. -- John Maynard Keyne
- The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that
carries any reward.
-- John Maynard Keyne... - In any given field, the leading voices come from people who are motivated not by conviction but by the desire to present opinions and ideas that differ from those held by the majority.
- I am a genius and should be exempt from shi
- Increased Electricity Consumption Blamed on Linux
WASHINGTON, D.
C. -- The US Department of Energy claims Linux is partially responsible for the increased demand for electricity during the past year.... - The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have
the ambition and will power to develop themselves.
-- Herbert N. Casso... - The purpose of education should be to create an academic environment that is separate from the outside world.
This kind of environment is ideal because it allows students to focus on important ideas without being held back by practical concerns.... - Political power is as permanent as today's newspaper.
Ten years from now, few will know or care who the most powerful man in any state was today.... - But... surely, your merciful Holiness...
SOME should be exempt from such a draft?
"EXEMPT?! ... Oh, all *right*. No DEAD people." -- Cerebu...
