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“Markets are too complex to manipulate beneficially.”

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John Stossel, born on March 6, 1947, is an American journalist known for his distinctive interviewing style and advocacy of free markets. more

“Metellus Numidicus, the censor, acknowledged to the Roman people, in a public oration, that had kind nature allowed us to exist without the help of women, we should be delivered from a very troublesome companion; and he could recommend matrimony only as the sacrifice of private pleasure to public duty.”

People Should Kind Helping Pleasure Sacrifice Duty Companion Matrimony Troublesome

Book:The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 1: Complete in Eight Volumes

Source: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 1: Complete in Eight Volumes

“In the most rigorous [Roman] laws, a wife was condemned to support a gamester, a drunkard, or a libertine, unless he were guilty of homicide, poison, or sacrilege, in which cases the marriage, as it should seem, might have been dissolved by the hand of the executioner.”

Should Has Beens Hands Seems Might Law Cases Support Wife Guilty Poison Might Have Been Drunkards Homicide Executioners Libertine Sacrilege

Book:The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Source: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

“A society in which marriage is encouraged and industry prevails soon repairs the accidental losses of pestilence and war.”

War Loss Industry Pestilence

Book:The Modern Library Essential World History 4-Book Bundle: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Abridged); Montcalm and Wolfe; History of the Conquest of Mexico; The Naval War of 1812

Source: The Modern Library Essential World History 4-Book Bundle: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Abridged); Montcalm and Wolfe; History of the Conquest of Mexico; The Naval War of 1812

“The true aim of medicine is not to make men virtuous; it is to safeguard and rescue them from the consequences of their vices. The physician does not preach repentance; he offers absolution.”

Men Doe Offers Consequence Aim Medicine Vices Repentance Virtuous Rescue Physicians Hygiene Absolution

Book:Mencken Chrestomathy

Source: Mencken Chrestomathy

“Let thy maid servant be faithful, strong, and homely.”

Strong Faithful Servant Maids Being Faithful Homely

Book:Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack

Source: Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack

“George Moore unexpectedly pinched my behind. I felt rather honored that my behind should have drawn the attention of the great master of English prose.”

Should Felt Behinds Attention Masters Should Have Prose Honored

Book:Past imperfect

Source: Past imperfect

“Women in general seem to me to be appreciably more intelligent than men. A great many of them suffer in silence from the imbecilities of their husbands.”

Men Seems Suffering Silence Husband Intelligent Great Men Imbecility

Book:Diary of H. L. Mencken

Source: Diary of H. L. Mencken

“I love it when someone insults me. That means that I don't have to be nice anymore.”

Love Mean Nice Insult Being Nice Comeback Insults You

Author:Billy Idol

“Women [in ancient Rome] were condemned to the perpetual tutelage of parents, husbands, or guardians; a sex created to please and obey was never supposed to have attained the age of reason and experience. Such, at least, was the stern and haughty spirit of the ancient law . . .”

Reason Age Law Spirit Sex Parent Please Husband Ancient Rome Perpetual Guardian Ancient Rome Haughty Age Of Reason Tutelage

Book:The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Source: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

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