"Indeed, the "whole bourgeoisie" on whose behalf the government was acting as its "committee" was a composite of a vast multitude of businessmen appearing as a conglomeration of many different and divergent groups and interests."

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Source : Paul A. Baran (1968). “Political Econ of Growth”, p.93, NYU Press

Paul A. Baran

#Government Quotes #Acting Quotes #Bourgeoisie Quotes

“Great writing is great writing. It's as simple as all that.”
“Data is like garbage. You'd better know what you are going to do with it before you collect it.”
“I don't believe people die from hard work. They die from stress and worry and fear - the negative emotions. Those are the killers, not hard work. The fact is, in our society today, most people don't understand what hard work is all about.”

Source : "The Gere hunter". Interview with Harriet Lane, www.theguardian.com. December 14, 2002.
“I went to Paterson Public School No. 6. At the time, it was the worst school in the city. Ain't nobody want their kids to go to School 6; it was that bad. But it was where we lived. If you grow up in a bad area, there are bad things around it.”
“We're essentially continuing a system where profits are privatized and...losses socialized,”
“In a lot of minds, God is big enough to raise dead people, but He's not big enough to deal with our running.”
“To die for one's great ideas is glorious - and easy. The horror is to outlive them. That is our worst capability.”
“Though I often run out of courage and good sense, stubbornness keeps me going.”

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