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“The blues - the sound of a sinner on revival day.”

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William Christopher Handy, known as the 'King of the Blues', was an American composer. Born on November 16, 1873, and died on March 28, 1958. Handy is renowned for his blues music compositions, with 'St. Louis Blues' being his most iconic work. more

“The whole of life itself expresses the blues. That's why I always say the blues are the true facts of life expressed in words and song, inspiration, feeling and understanding. The blues can be about anything pertaining to the facts of life. The blues call on God as much as a spiritual song do.”

Facts Feelings Song Understanding Facts Of Life Blues Music Jazz And Blues True Fact

Author:Willie Dixon

“The blues is the roots, the rest is the fruits.”

Roots Fruit

Author:Willie Dixon

“An almost hysterical antagonism toward the gold standard is one issue which unites statists of all persuasions. They seem to sense... that gold and economic freedom are inseparable.”

Seems Freedom Issues Economic Standards Gold Persuasion Inseparable Hysterical Antagonism Economic Freedom Gold Standard

Book:Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal

Source: Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal

“The golden age only comes to men when they have forgotten gold.”

Men Age Gold Forgotten Golden Golden Age

Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton

“Gold makes the ugly beautiful.”

Beautiful Gold Ugly

Author:Moliere

“Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls.”

Soul Sun Gold Clay Great Souls

Author:Antoine Rivarol

“Gold will be slave or master.”

Masters Gold Slave

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Horace (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Horace (Illustrated)

“Black is real sensation, even if it is produced by entire absence of light. The sensation of black is distinctly different from the lack of all sensations.”

Ifs Different Real Light Black Absence Sensations

Author:Hermann von Helmholtz

“Black seems to make a colour cloudy, but darkness doesn't. A ruby could thus keep getting darker without ever becoming cloudy; but if it became blackish red, it would become cloudy.”

Ifs Seems Black Darkness Becoming Red Colour Rubies Cloudy

Author:Ludwig Wittgenstein

“Gold, unlike all other commodities, is a currency...and the major thrust in the demand for gold is not for jewelry. It's not for anything other than an escape from what is perceived to be a fiat money system, paper money, that seems to be deteriorating.”

Seems Demand Paper Majors Gold Currency Commodity Jewelry Thrust Deteriorating Paper Money

Author:Alan Greenspan

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