"We see that there are two different kinds……" — Carroll Quigley
"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."
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35 Quotes by Carroll Quigley
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There does exist and has existed for a generation, an international Anglophile network which operates, to some extent, in the…
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The Council on Foreign Relations is the American branch of a society which originated in England ... [and] ... believes…
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For the first time in its history, Western Civilization is in danger of being destroyed internally by a corrupt, criminal…
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The argument that the two parties should represent opposed ideals and policies, one, perhaps, of the Right and the other…
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The powers of financial capitalism had a far-reaching aim, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control…
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The hope for the twentieth century rests on recognition that war and depression are man-made, and needless. They can be…
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The basis of social relationships is reciprocity: if you cooperate with others, others will cooperate with you.
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Hitler's economic revolution in Germany had reduced financial considerations to a point where they played no role in economic or…
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By the winter of 1945-1946, the Russian peoples were being warned of the dangers from the West
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Each central banksought to dominate its government by its ability to control Treasury loans, to manipulate foreign exchanges, to influence…
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Inflation, especially a slow steady rise in prices, encourages producers, because it means that they can commit themselves to costs…
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I am now quite sure that Tragedy and Hope was suppressed although I do not know why or by whom
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We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and…
— Hannah Arendt
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Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause…
— Mahmoud Abbas
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Why in almost all societies have married women specialized in bearing and rearing children and in certain agricultural activities, whereas…
— Gary Becker
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A rose is the visible result of an infinitude of complicated goings on in the bosom of the earth and…
— Clive Bell
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We need a sense of the value of time - that is, of the best way to divide one's time…
— Arnold Bennett
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Husbands, recognize your wife's intelligence and her ability to counsel with you as a real partner regarding family plans, family…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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If we wish our nature to be free and joyous, we should bring our activities into same order.
— Vinoba Bhave
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I think it's more important to be fit so that you can be healthy and enjoy activities than it is…
— Rachel Blanchard
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People are often quite surprised by the sport and leisure activities practised by the blind. For example, tandem cycling is…
— Andrea Bocelli
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An opera singer is like an athlete before a match. An athlete cannot overdo anything. In order to perform at…
— Andrea Bocelli
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Intervention for the prevention and control of osteoporosis should comprise a combination of legislative action, educational measures, health service activities,…
— Gro Harlem Brundtland
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Investment banking has, in recent years, resembled a casino, and the massive scale of gambling losses has dragged down traditional…
— Vince Cable
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