“Brothers and sisters,’ said the man. ‘I want to tell you this. The greatest thing on earth is to have the love of God in your heart, and the next greatest thing is to have electricity in your house.’ This was the early 1940s. The man was a farmer, speaking at a church in rural Tennessee. His farm had been electrified not long before and he was occasionally seen out there, sitting on a knoll, gazing in wonder at the lights blazing out from his house, his barn and his smokehouse.” ProgressElectricityElectrification Book:Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization Source: Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
“You can get anything you want from anywhere in the world at a bargain price, but don't [whatever you do] expect to understand how it was made or how it got to you.” CapitalismCommerceGlobalizationComparative Advantage Book:Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization Source: Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization