merica was middle-class for the very start - the people who came first were hyper-strivers from England. There were no vested interests, no ranks, no classes, it was very lightly populated, there were unlimited natural resources - for free essentially… — Charles R. Morris Copy Share Image
By 18th century standards, they [Great Britain] were the freest, most dynamic, most willing to challenge tradition and authority. They had the highest wages… — Charles R. Morris Copy Share
I find her [Frances Trollope] simply delightful, even in her prejudices and cantankerousness. It is a gift to an author to find a funny,… — Charles R. Morris Copy Share
I think it was the occasion of the final psychological break with Great Britain, in a way that had clearly not happened to that… — Charles R. Morris Copy Share
For just a few dollars registration, you got temporary possession of a good piece of land. Live on it for five years, build a… — Charles R. Morris Copy Share
The kind of precision manufacturing epitomized in the armories, while it was important, was only a small share of the economy until quite late… — Charles R. Morris Copy Share
I've been in China enough to know that you shouldn't opine on it unless you speak Chinese and have lived there for twenty years.… — Charles R. Morris Copy Share
It's clear that North took some original steps in that direction, but Hall probably had the most complete approach and should get the most… — Charles R. Morris Copy Share
Military power tends to be a function of economic power, and the British Navy was the essential capability for establishing the imperial sway -… — Charles R. Morris Copy Share
“In raw markets, the scent of money deadens all other sensory and ethical organs.” — Charles R. Morris Copy Share
The Transcontinental Railroad Act is the first step in creating a continental common market. — Charles R. Morris Copy Share
The evolution was always to greater scale and speed. Other countries did that here and there - GB in textiles, Germany in steel -… — Charles R. Morris Copy Share
It may not be replicable: One of the hardest transition that a developing country can make is the transition to middle-class status. Governments have… — Charles R. Morris Copy Share
Credit is the air that financial markets breathe, and when the air is poisoned, there's no place to hide. — Charles R. Morris Copy Share
merica was middle-class for the very start - the people who came first were hyper-strivers from England. There were no vested interests, no ranks,… — Charles R. Morris Copy Share
No specific technology. My guess is that it was the instinct always to go to maximum scale. Great Britain kept much more of a… — Charles R. Morris Copy Share
