Tabula rasa Quote by Kenneth Frampton

Industrialization of the building trade is a question of material. Hence the demand for a new building material is the first prerequisite.

— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

“...the road, rail, and port systems are so bad that poor countries cannot develop the scale of operations necessary to achieve high productivity.”

— William W. Lewis

“Used to the conditions of a capitalistic environment, the average American takes it for granted that every year business makes something new and better…

— Ludwig Von Mises

“Unlike water, which prefers to lie flat as it accumulates, material wealth in complex societies likes to pile itself up into huge pyramids.”

— David Christian

The influence of geographic factors diminishes as technology grows. The character and contour of a terrain may offer opportunities for agriculture, mining, or trade,…

— Ariel Durant

If it is asserted that civilization is a real advance in the condition of man,--and I think that it is, though only the wise…

— Henry David Thoreau

“... economic growth is driven by supply factors such as improved technologies and access to more or better resources.”

— Campbell McConnell

“The cost–benefit ratio for conquering lands and people less advanced in technology and prosperity inhibited such conquest.”

— Prof. Ajeet N. Mathur

Because the earth is not a product of labour it cannot have a value.

— David Harvey

Reject the basic assumptions of civilization, especially the importance of material possessions.

— Chuck Palahniuk

To add to the technostructure is to increase its power in the enterprise.

— John Kenneth Galbraith

“The true value of a country is determined not by what it builds with rich underground resources such as oil and natural gas, but…

— Mehmet Murat ildan