“As Western nations became more prosperous, leisure, which had been put off for several centuries in favor of the pursuit of property, the means to leisure, finally began to be of primary concern. But, in the meantime, any notion of the serious life of leisure, as well as men's taste and capacity to live it, had disappeared.” MenWellsMeanNationsCenturySeriousTasteCapacityConcernPropertyWesternNotionFavorsPursuitPrimariesLeisureProsperousSerious Life Author:Allan Bloom
“The orthodox doctrines of economics which were dominant in the last quarter of the nineteenth century had a clear message. They supported laisser faire, free trade, the gold standard, and the universally advantageous effects of the pursuit of profit by competitive private enterprise.” LastsClearEffectsCenturyMessagesStandardsEconomicsGoldTradeProfitPursuitDoctrineEnterpriseOrthodoxQuartersDominantNineteenth CenturyFree TradePrivate EnterpriseGold Standard Book:Economic heresies: some old-fashioned questions in economic theory Source: Economic heresies: some old-fashioned questions in economic theory
“There must be no bloodshed, no violence unless it is defensive, no coercion! We must do it our way and our way alone! To do otherwise is to betray centuries of hardship and struggle.Above all else Kyfho. Forget Kyfho in your pursuit of victory over the enemy, and you will become the enemy...worse than the enemy because he doesn't know he is capable of anything better.” KnowsWayForgetEnemyStruggleViolenceCenturyVictoryCapablePursuitHardshipBetrayCoercionBloodshed Author:F. Paul Wilson
“Up until the middle of the nineteenth century, men of science were all believers. Most of the great early English naturalists were also ministers; they were the only ones who had education and leisure for such pursuits. Darwin himself almost became a minister. God's power was always thought to be most easily and obviously revealed in the majestic works of nature.” MenMiddleCenturyBelieverPursuitMinistersLeisureNineteenth CenturyMajesticNaturalist Author:Elizabeth Gilbert
“It is one of history's greatest ironies that, over the centuries, the pursuit of pleasure has resulted in more pain than enjoyment.” PainPleasureCenturyPursuitIronyEnjoyment Author:Mardy Grothe
“Many of the wonderful achievements of the 20th century were the result of the pursuit of profits. Unfortunately, demagoguery has led to profits becoming a dirty word. Nonprofit is seen as more righteous, particularly when people pompously stand before us and declare, 'We're a nonprofit organization.'” PeopleResultsWonderfulCenturyBecomingAchievementOrganizationProfitPursuitDirtyRighteous20th CenturyNonprofitsDirty WordsDemagoguery Author:Walter E. Williams