"The principle of laissez-faire may be safely trusted to in some things but in many more it is wholly inapplicable; and to appeal to it on all occasions savors more of the policy of a parrot than of a statesman or a philosopher."

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Source : "The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain". Book by Roderick Floud, Volume 1. p. 363, 2014.

John Ramsay McCulloch

#Principles Quotes #May Quotes #Libertarian Quotes

“Forgiveness. It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody. You are relieved of carrying that burden of resentment. You really are lighter. You feel lighter. You just drop that.”
“Sun Tzu does not need my praise. His work has lived for over two thousand years, and will surely live for another two thousand without any help from me.”

Source : Sonshi.com Interview, www.sonshi.com.
“You can't have cinema by committee if you're trying to do it well.”
“A saleslady holds up an ugly dress and says, 'This looks much better on.' On what? On fire?”
“There are a few editor men with whom I am privileged to come in contact. It has not been long since it was their habit to come in contact with me. There is a difference.”
“Growing up is never straight forward. There are moments when everything is fine, and other moments where you realize that there are certain memories that you'll never get back, and certain people that are going to change, and the hardest part is knowing that there's nothing you can do except watch them.”
“I don't know any musician who got to the top without hard work. Take whoever you want. They all work bloody hard, harder than you think.”

Source : FaceBook post by Gavin Rossdale from Mar 26, 2012
“Men are limited by the knowledge of their minds, the worth of their characters and the principles upon which they are building their lives.”

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