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“The problems raised by a conscious direction of economic affairs on a national scale inevitably assume even greater dimensions when the same is attempted internationally. The conflict between planning and freedom cannot but become more serious as the similarity of standards and values among those submitted to a unitary plan diminishes.”

Problem Values Greater Plans Economic Serious Conflict Standards Conscious Assuming Raised Affair Scales Planning Dimensions Diminish Similarity Standards And Values

Author:Friedrich August von Hayek

“What can be happier than for a man, conscious of virtuous acts, and content with liberty, to despise all human affairs? [Lat., Quid enim est melius quam memoria recte factorum, et libertate contentum negligere humana?]”

Men Humans Happiness Liberty Conscious Affair Despise Virtuous

Author:Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger

“We are in hot haste to set the world right and to order all affairs; the Lord hath the leisure of conscious power and unerring wisdom, and it will be well for us to learn to wait.”

World Wells Order Waiting Lord Conscious Hot Affair Leisure Haste

Book:Illustrations and Meditations: Or, Flowers from a Puritan's Garden

Source: Illustrations and Meditations: Or, Flowers from a Puritan's Garden

“Writing a poem ... is a kind of possible love affair between something like the heart (that courageous but also shy factory of emotion) and the learned skills of the conscious mind.”

Writing Mind Heart Kind Emotion Skills Conscious Affair Shy Courageous Factories Love Affair Conscious Mind Possible Love

Book:A Poetry Handbook

Source: A Poetry Handbook

“What can be happier than for a man, conscious of virtuous acts, and content with liberty, to despise all human affairs?”

Men Humans Liberty Conscious Affair Despise Virtuous

Author:William Shakespeare

“Conscious experience as such is an exclusively internal affair: Once all functional properties of your brain are fixed, the character of subjective experience is determined as well.”

Wells Character Brain Conscious Property Affair Determined Fixed Internals Subjective Internal Affairs

Author:Thomas Metzinger

“All manners of freedom, including freedom of expression, freedom of conscious, freedom of thought...it accepts tolerance. But it is not an atheist society. Religion is the private affair of an individual...be present in the public domain, but state has to be clearly separated from religion. When I'm speaking, I'm speaking only for myself. At the same time, I know that these ideas have wide support among the Iranian population.”

“You either choose this method of passing the evening because you are in each other's confidence, and have secret affairs to discuss, or because you are conscious that your figures appear to the greatest advantage in walking;— if the first, I should be completely in your way, and if the second, I can admire you much better as I sit by the fire.”

Ifs Way Should Firsts I Can Secret Fire Figures Walking Conscious Advantage Method Affair Passing Admire Passings Evening Admire You

Book:Pride and Prejudice (Illustrated)

Source: Pride and Prejudice (Illustrated)