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“The ills and disorders of the 14th century could not be without consequence. Times were to grow worse over the next fifty-odd years until at some imperceptible moment, by the some mysterious chemistry, energies were refreshed, ideas broke out of the mold of the Middle Ages into new realms, and humanity found itself redirected.”

Years Ideas Moments Age Humanity Next Found Energy Grows Middle Century Consequence Mysterious Broke Odd Realms Fifty Chemistry Disorder Middle Ages Mold

Author:Barbara Tuchman

“Teller contended, not implausibly, that hydrogen bombs keep the peace, or at least prevent thermonuclear war, because the consequences of warfare between nuclear powers are now too dangerous. We haven't had a nuclear war yet, have we? But all such arguments assume that the nuclear-armed nations are and always will be, without exception, rational actors, and that bouts of anger and revenge and madness will never overtake their leaders (or military and secret police officers in charge of nuclear weapons). In the century of Hitler and Stalin, this seems ingenuous.”

“In the twelfth century the Basque fishermen of Biarritz used to hunt whales with deadly efficiency. When the whales sensibly moved away, the Basques chased them further and further, with the consequence that the fishermen of Biarritz discovered America before Columbus did. This is a matter for local pride but on a larger view it is not quite so stunning, since with the possible exception of the Swiss everybody discovered America before Columbus did.”

Matter America Used Views History Century Humour Pride Consequence Moved Locals Exception Efficiency Hunts Whales Fisherman Stunning Columbus Swiss Basques

Book:Flying Visits

Source: Flying Visits

“Well into the 19th century there were pronouncements from just about every branch of science and medicine that reading, writing, and thinking were dangerous for women. Articles in the Lancet declared that women's brains would burst and their uteruses atrophy if they engaged in any form of rigorous thinking. The famous physician J.D. Kellogg insisted that novel reading was the greatest cause of uterine disease among young women and urged parents to protect their daughters from the dreaded consequences of print.”

“The vast majority of all consequences, especially in 21st century America, are completely meaningless bullshit.”

America Century Consequence Majority Meaningless Bullshit 21st Century

Author:Tucker Max

“We need to be much more far thinking in this new 21st century era of - of nation state failures and conflict. It's not just about getting rid of a single dictator. It is about understanding the secondary and third consequences that fall next.”

Thinking Needs States Fall Next Nations Understanding Century Conflict Consequence Thirds Eras Dictator 21st Century

Author:Martin O'Malley

“The greatest danger to the liberal vision are facts about the consequences of liberalism itself and the laws, policies, and ways of life that the left has spawned. That the black family, which survived centuries of slavery and generations of discrimination, has disintegrated in the wake of the liberal welfare states is only one example.”

Way States Facts Law Left Black Vision Generations Century Danger Policy Example Consequence Slavery Discrimination Welfare Liberalism Survived Welfare State Black Family

Author:Thomas Sowell

“If we have learned nothing else from the 20th century, we should at least have grasped that the more perfect the answer, the more terrifying its consequences. Incremental improvements upon unsatisfactory circumstances are the best that we can hope for, and probably all we should seek.”

Ifs Should Answers Perfect Century Circumstances Consequence Improvement 20th Century

Book:Ill Fares the Land

Source: Ill Fares the Land

“The Reformed tradition at the beginning of the twenty-first century is different as a consequence of this - and different in nontrivial ways. Some may scoff at this, saying that such "developments" don't represent Reformed thought. But by what standard? Perhaps by the Westminster Confession. But this is only one Reformed confession, and it was only ever a subordinate standard.”

Way Firsts May Different Century Development Standards Consequence Tradition Twenties Confession Subordinates Westminster

Author:Oliver D. Crisp

“The nationalism and the protectionism that was built into the Mexican Revolution in 1910 and that characterized the Mexican attitude to the United States for much of the 20th century were difficult to overcome. But that actually has occurred. And the cooperation, trust and confidence that have been built is not something that should be abandoned without great consideration for the potentially grave consequences to the United States.”

“In America, we started the public school system very early in the century, and as a consequence we had more skilled workers than any nation on Earth, which meant that we were more productive than any nation on Earth.”

School Earth America Nations Century Consequence Workers Productive Public School School System Skilled Workers

Author:Barack Obama

“We worry about the seemingly ever-increasing number of natural catastrophes. Yet this is mainly a consequence of CNN - we see many more, but the number is roughly constant, and we manage to deal much better with them over time. Globally, the death rate from catastrophes has dropped about fifty-fold over the past century.”

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Author:Bjorn Lomborg

“The 'polymath' had already died out by the close of the eighteenth century, and in the following century intensive education replaced extensive, so that by the end of it the specialist had evolved. The consequence is that today everyone is a mere technician, even the artist.”

Ends Today Artist Century Consequence Died Mere Following Replaced Specialists Technicians Polymaths

Author:Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Half a century ago, the Austrian psychiatrist Viktor Frankl wrote that happiness cannot be attained by wanting to be happy - it must come as the unintended consequence of working for a goal greater than oneself.”

Happiness Goal Business Half Greater Century Consequence Oneself Psychiatrist Want To Be Happy Half A Century Unintended Consequences Viktor Frankl

Book:Good Business: Leadership, Flow, and the Making of Meaning

Source: Good Business: Leadership, Flow, and the Making of Meaning