"The state owned monopolies are among the greatest millstones round the neck of the economy...Liberals must stress at all times the virtues of the market, not only for efficiency but to enable the widest possible choice...Much of what Mrs Thatcher and Sir Keith Joseph say and do is in the mainstream of liberal philosophy."

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Source : "The Future of Liberalism: The Inaugural Eighty Club Lecture". Book by Jo Grimond, 1980.

Jo Grimond

#Philosophy Quotes #Stress Quotes #Choices Quotes

“The best thing for being sad ... is to learn something.”

Source : "The Sword in the Stone". Book by T. H. White, 1963.
“A man may be so bold of his predestination, that he forget his conversation.”

Source : Thomas Adams, James Sherman (1848). “An Exposition Upon the Second Epistle General of St. Peter”, p.123
“I've never had my heart broken. And I don't want to have my heart broken. I'm afraid of it. Even when I break someone else's heart, I'm really upset about it. And I'm not even feeling half of what they are...”

Source : Seventeen Magazine Interview, www.seventeen.com. August 9, 2011.
“It said, 'War Is Not the Answer.' I disagree. I think war absolutely is the answer. And if you don't agree with me, happy Fourth of July.”
“I write a book over a period of months or years, and when I'm done with it, usually another year goes by before I see it in print. It's hard to be patient and wait”
“Trust in your own self more than in all else.”
“A root is a flower that disdains fame.”
“You don't get nothing from sleep but a dream.”

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