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Newton N. Minow

"In Germany, under the law, everything is prohibited, except that which is permitted. In France, under the law, everything is permitted, except that which is prohibited. In the Soviet Union, under the law, everything is prohibited, including that which is permitted. And in Italy, under the law, everything is permitted, especially that which is prohibited."

Source : "International Business: Introduction and Essentials" by Donald Ball and Wendell H. McCulloch, Jr., 5th ed., Homewood, IL: Richard Irwin, (p. 368), 1993.

Newton N. Minow

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“The public discourse on global warming has little in common with the standards of scientific discourse. Rather, it is part of political discourse where comments are made to secure the political base and frighten the opposition rather than to illuminate issues. In political discourse, information is to be 'spun' to reinforce pre-existing beliefs, and to discourage opposition.”
“Human blunders usually do more to shape history than human wickedness.”

Source : 'The Origins of the Second World War' (1961) ch. 10
“They were Jesuits," she told me. "That means they believe in God but not in terlet paper. You should have seen their underwear. Disgusting.”
“Sci-fi nerds are respectful, honorable. You can trust them.”
“We have come by curious ways To the Light that holds the days; We have sought in haunts of fear For that all-enfolding sphere: And lo! it was not far, but near. We have found, O foolish-fond, The shore that has no shore beyond. Deep in every heart it lies With its untranscended skies; For what heaven should bend above Hearts that own the heaven of love?”

Source : Alfred Noyes (2008). “The Flower of Old Japan”, p.60, Wildside Press LLC
“Wasting time with the wrong person is just time wasted.”
“Give me hunger, pain and want, Shut me out with shame and failure From your doors of gold and fame, Give me your shabbiest, weariest hunger! But leave me a little love.”
“It's not fair that people ignore AIDS in Africa because it's Africa. It's not fair.”

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