"If the state, with all of the emotional resources at its command, cannot finance its most basic and vital activities without resort to compulsion, it would seem that large private organizations might also have difficulty in getting the individuals in the groups whose interests they attempt to advance to make the necessary contributions voluntarily."

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Source : Mancur OLSON (2009). “THE LOGIC OF COLLECTIVE ACTION”, p.13, Harvard University Press

Mancur Olson

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“Science has a simple faith, which transcends utility. Nearly all men of science, all men of learning for that matter, and men of simple ways too, have it in some form and in some degree. It is the faith that it is the privilege of man to learn to understand, and that this is his mission. If we abandon that mission under stress we shall abandon it forever, for stress will not cease. Knowledge for the sake of understanding, not merely to prevail, that is the essence of our being. None can define its limits, or set its ultimate boundaries.”

Source : 1967 Science is Not Enough.
“I don't subscribe to that school of thought that leadership can be altogether defined by gender.”

Source : Source: www.glamour.com
“PERFORMING TRIBUTE 9/11 shows the heroism of people who have chosen to respond to devastation and hatred with quiet determination and a belief that they can and will make the world a better place.”
“Worse than not realizing the dreams of your youth, would be to have been young and never dreamed at all.”
“I'm not aware of having a creepy laugh, but apparently I do.”
“Faith embraces many truths which seem to contradict each other.”
“I like lime-flavoured yoghurt. The end. There is no religion. Itâ€™s a man-made fabrication. Once you understand that, youâ€™ll be a happier individual. Atheism is as pointless as satanism.”
“It seems a little paradoxical to construct a configuration space with the coordinates of points which do not exist.”

Source : "Quantum Theory at the Crossroads: Reconsidering the 1927 Solvay Conference". Book by Guido Bacciagaluppi and Antony Valentini, Cambridge University Press, p. 346, 2009.

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