"In the abstract world of American economists, equations run both ways; they believe that by changing the sign of a variable from plus to minus or from minus to plus or the price and quantity of x or y, the direction of historical movement can be reversed."

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Source : Robert Gilpin (2016). “The Political Economy of International Relations”, p.336, Princeton University Press

Robert Gilpin

#Running Quotes #Believe Quotes #Historical Quotes

“The vice-president's tongue is several time zones ahead of his brain.”
“The opposite of â€˜openâ€™ isnâ€™t closed. The opposite of open is broken.”
“Life and career kind of catches up with you.”

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“If you don't fail now and again, it's a sign you're playing it safe.”
“For many, 'rehearsing' means going over the words in your head. That's not good enough say the words aloud.”
“Stones taught me to fly, love taught me to lie, life taught me to die, so it's not hard to fall when you flow like a cannonball”
“No, I'm not a good shot, but I shoot often.”
“When I was in Paris, all of the German refugees began to flow in and it was a very sad time.”

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