"If all properly economic problems were solved once for all . . . the social struggle and strife would . . . [not necessarily] be reduced in amount or intensity . . . in the absence of some moral revolution which could by no means be assumed to follow in consequence of this change itself."

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Source : Frank Hyneman Knight, Hubert Bonner (1947). “Freedom and reform: essays in economics and social philosophy”

Frank Knight

#Struggle Quotes #Mean Quotes #Revolution Quotes

“'Jihad' can mean holy war to extremists, but it means struggle to the average Muslim.”
“Community colleges are one of Americas great social inventions a gateway to the future for first time students looking for an affordable college education, and for mid-career students looking to get ahead in the workplace.”
“I think I have a particular logic of my own that has to do with sound and sampling sound, and there isn't a great deal of music out there in that field. Whereas, harmonically and melodically, there's loads.”

Source : Interview with Mark Richardson, pitchfork.com. July 10, 2006.
“We are not perfect. We make mistakes. We screw up but then we forgive and move forward.”
“Someone was looking at me, a disturbing sensation if you're dead.”

Source : Laura Whitcomb (2005). “A Certain Slant of Light”, p.1, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“We are already well down the road toward a managed-trade regime. It would be far better to acknowledge that reality, and seek a set of reasonable rules, than to pretend that Ricardian trade is the norm and allow mercantilist states to overwhelm U.S. industry and ratchet down wages, in the name of free trade.”

Source : Robert Kuttner (1987). “The Economic Illusion: False Choices Between Prosperity and Social Justice”, p.124, University of Pennsylvania Press
“We can teach ourselves to see things the way they ARE. Only with vision can we begin to see things the way they CAN BE.”

Source : Max De Pree (1997). “Leading Without Power: Finding Hope in Serving Community”, Jossey-Bass
“Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.”

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