"Liberal economists conceive of societies as black boxes connected by exchange rates; as long as exchange rates are correct, what goes on inside the black box is regarded as not very important."

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Source : "The Political Economy of International Relations". Book by Robert Gilpin, 1987.

Robert Gilpin

#Long Quotes #Black Quotes #Important Quotes

“In my desire to distance myself from sadistic Christians who revel in the idea of wrath and punishment, I may have crossed a line. Refusing to teach a passage of Scripture is just as wrong as abusing it.I really believe it's time for some of us to stop apologizing for God and start apologizing to Him for being embarrassed by the ways He has chosen to reveal Himself.”
“I was starstruck by Michelle Obama. She's an amazing-looking lady, and I'm a massive Barack Obama fan anyway.”
“In the eighty or ninety years I have given to this subject, trying to trace out the meanderings of their twisty little minds, the only thing that I have learned for certain about women is that when a gal is gonna, she's gonna. All a man can do is cooperate with the inevitable.”
“I always feel happy, you know why? Because I donâ€™t expect anything from anyone. Expectations always hurt. Life is short, so love your life, be happy and keep smiling.”
“Our sires' age was worse than our grandsires'. We their sons are more worthless than they: so in our turn we shall give the world a progeny yet more corrupt.”
“Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts inevitably bring about right results.”
“Readers soon tire of prefaces, and skip them, and so the labor of writing them is lost.”
“Other times I say: I would very much like to try to do something with this music, but after playing for a few minutes, I have to break off.”

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