"Other powers will continue to enjoy an equal right to trade in and develop the natural resources of the occupied territory, for the economic development of which the investment of foreign capital is very desirable."

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Source : "British Relations with China". Book by Irving Sigmund Friedman, p.138, 1940.

Koki Hirota

#Development Quotes #Territory Quotes #Investment Quotes

“Everyone can be discontented if he ignores his blessings and looks only at his burdens.”
“Maybe...in a way, this coffee reminds me of something. Maybe...maybe only a philosopher or a mad man would make this connection, but it's a little like life. I mean it's powerful going down and that doesn't even take into account the aftertaste, which really takes getting used to.”
“I need those nukes, the chief said. I need them, I need them right now. I don't want to be an enabler, sir. I'd rather get you into a twelve step program to help you break this addiction.”
“The quality of your commitments will determine the course of your life.”
“Not many people in this world are as lucky as I've been. ... All this time I've been paid to say what is on my mind on television. You don't get any luckier in life than that.”
“This will be triumph! This will be happiness! Yea, that very thing, happiness, which I have been pursuing all my life, and have never yet overtaken.”

Source : Joanna Baillie (1836). “The separation: a tragedy”, p.173
“Under a dictatorship, a nation ceases to exist. All that remains is a fiefdom, a planet of slaves regimented by aliens from outer-space.”
“Sun lighting a child's hair. A friend's embrace. Slow dancing in a safe and quiet place. The pleasures of an ordinary life.”

Source : Judith Viorst (1990). “Forever Fifty and Other Negotiations”, Thorndike Pr

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