"Government means politics, and interference by government carries……" — Owen D. Young
"Government means politics, and interference by government carries with it always the implication of coercion. We may accept the expanding power of bureaucrats so long as we bask in their friendly smile. But it is a dangerous temptation. Today politics may be our friend and tomorrow we may be its victims."
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Owen D. Young
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12 Quotes by Owen D. Young
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What I am concerned about in this fast-moving world in a time of crises, both in foreign and domestic affairs,…
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We are not to judge thrift solely by the test of saving or spending. If one spends what he should…
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Capital which overreaches for profits; labor which overreaches for wages, or a public which overreaches for bargains will all destroy…
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The world does not owe men a living, but business, if it is to fulfill its ideal, owes men an…
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The man who can put himself in the place of other men, who can understand the workings of their minds,…
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Markets as well as mobs respond to human emotions; markets as well as mobs can be inflamed to their own…
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When boasting ends, there dignity begins.
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I really believe that more harm is done by old men who cling to their influence than by young men…
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It takes vision and courage to create
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It takes visions and courage to create. It takes faith and courage to prove.
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It is not the crook in modern business that we fear, but the honest man who doesn't know what he…
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