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Quote by Edmond de Goncourt

“Debauchery is perhaps an act of despair in the face of infinity.”

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French writer, co-founder of the naturalist literary movement with his brother Jules de Goncourt. Their works are known for their detailed psychological descriptions and profound insights into social reality. more

“Legal plunder can be committed in an infinite number of ways; hence, there are an infinite number of plans for organizing it: tariffs, protection, bonuses, subsidies, incentives, the progressive income tax, free education, the right to employment, the right to profit, the right to wages, the right to relief, the right to the tools of production, interest free credit, etc., etc. And it the aggregate of all these plans, in respect to what they have in common, legal plunder, that goes under the name of socialism.”

“Practically every food you buy in a store for consumption by humans is genetically modified food. There are no wild, seedless watermelons. There’s no wild cows.”

Humans Stores Cows Consumption Genetically Modified Genetically Modified Food

Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson

“The more the government intervenes to delay the market's adjustment, the longer and more grueling the depression will be, and the more difficult will be the road to complete recovery.”

Government Difficult Recovery Delay Adjustment

Book:Austrian School Business Cycle Theory

Source: Austrian School Business Cycle Theory

Quote by Edmond de Goncourt

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