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“This is, I say, the time for all good men not to go to the aid of their party, but to come to the aid of their country.”

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Eugene McCarthy

Eugene McCarthy, a former United States Senator, was born on March 29, 1916, and passed away on December 10, 2005. He was a significant figure in American politics, known for his strong stance on political and social issues. more

“To ensure that no one gained an advantage over anyone else, commercial law prohibited innovation in tools or techniques, underselling below a fixed price, working late by artificial light, employing extra apprentices or wife and under-age children, and advertising of wares or praising them to the detriment of others.”

Children Light Law Wife Century Late Advantage Tools Innovation Praise Technique Advertising Fixed Extras Artificial Apprentice Employing Artificial Light Working Late

Author:Barbara Tuchman

“The clergy [in the 14th century] on the whole were probably no more lecherous or greedy or untrustworthy than other men, but because they were supposed to be better or nearer to God than other men, their failings attracted more attention.”

Men Whole Attention Failing Century Supposed To Be Greedy Clergy Untrustworthy

Book:A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century

Source: A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century

“No economic activity was more irrepressible [in the 14th century] than the investment and lending at interest of money; it was the basis for the rise of the Western capitalist economy and the building of private fortunes-and it was based on the sin of usury.”

Interest Sin Economy Economic Century Building Activity Capitalism Bases Fortune Investment Western Capitalist Lending Usury Irrepressible Capitalist Economy

Book:A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century

Source: A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century

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