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Quote by Jean Ingelow

“A healthful hunger for a great idea is the beauty and blessedness of life.”

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Jean Ingelow, a renowned British poet, was born on March 17, 1820, in London, and passed away on July 20, 1897. Her poetry is known for its dreamlike style and rich imagination. more

“The promise of American capitalism is that it makes people richer, freer and more independent. But since the introduction of Fed, the currency in which Americans keep score has so addled the figures, we scarcely know if we are winning or losing. The dollar we knew as a child - in the 1950's - is only worth a tenth as much today.”

People Ifs Knows Children Today Winning Figures Promise Losing Capitalism Independent Dollars Score Feds Currency Introduction Win Or Lose American Capitalism

Author:Bill Bonner

“Those whose hardships are set forth in pamphlets and proclaimed in sermons and speeches which echo throughout society, are assumed to be all worthy souls, grievously wronged; and none of them are thought of as bearing the penalties of their misdeeds.”

Soul Speech Worthy Hardship Echoes Penalties Sermons Wronged Misdeeds

Book:The Man versus the State: Great Essays

Source: The Man versus the State: Great Essays

“The drum-fire of propaganda that the Fed is manning the ramparts against the menace of inflation brought about by others is nothing less than a deceptive shell game. The culprit solely responsible for inflation, the Federal Reserve, is continually engaged in raising a hue-and-cry about 'inflation,' for which virtually everyone else in society seems to be responsible. What we are seeing is the old ploy by the robber who starts shouting 'Stop, thief!' and runs down the street pointing ahead at others.”

“Governments everywhere, including here in the Unites States, have created ever-expanding bureaucracies that regulate nearly every aspect of our lives.”

States Government Our Lives Aspect Including Bureaucracy Expanding

Author:Richard Ebeling

“The moon looks upon many night flowers; the night flowers see but one moon.”

Looks Night Flower Moon Full Moon Crescent Moon Moon Night

Author:Jean Ingelow

“Assume that a surgeon has discovered how to do brain surgery, that he can do only one a month, that 1,000 persons a year need such an operation if they are to survive. How is the surgeon's scarce resource to be allocated? Charge whatever price is necessary to adjust supply and demand, say $50,000! 'For shame,' some will cry. 'Your market system will save only wealthy people.' For the moment, yes. But soon there will be hundreds of surgeons who will acquire the same skill; and, as in the case of the once scarce and expensive 'miracle drugs,' the price then will be within reach of all.”

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