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“War can really cause no economic boom, at least not directly, since an increase in wealth never does result from destruction of goods.”

Doe War Causes Wealth Results Money Economic Destruction Increase Goods Anti War Antiwar No War Peace Not War

Author:Ludwig von Mises

“Lord, grant that my work increase knowledge and help other men. Failing that, Lord, grant that it will not lead to man’s destruction. Failing that, Lord, grant that my article in Brain be published before the destruction takes place.”

Men Helping Brain Lord Failing Destruction Increase Helping Others Grants Articles

Author:Walker Percy

“They seemed to forget that the increase of known truths stimulates the investigation, establishment and growth of the arts; not their dimination or destruction.”

Art Growth Forget Known Destruction Increase Establishment Investigation

Book:Delphi Collected Works of Galileo Galilei (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Collected Works of Galileo Galilei (Illustrated)

“The history of liberty is the history of limitations on the power of government, not the increase of it. When we resist, therefore, the concentration of power, we are resisting the processes of death, because concentration of power is what always precedes the destruction of human liberties.”

Humans Government Death Process Liberty Power Destruction Increase Libertarian Limitation Concentration Libertarianism Resisting

Author:Woodrow Wilson

“To be well used, creatures and places must be used sympathetically, just as they must be known sympathetically to be well known...The "animal scientist" to whom it is of no concern whether or not animals suffer will almost inevitably aid and abet the destruction of the decent old ideal of animal husbandry and, as a consequence, increase the suffering of animals. I hope that my country may be delivered from the remote, cold abstractions of university science.”

Wells May Country Used Suffering Animal Known Cold Industry Creatures Consequence Concern Ideals Destruction Scientist Increase University Aids Decent Pet Well Known Abstraction Abet

Author:Wendell Berry

“Without love the acquisition of knowledge only increases confusion and leads to self-destruction.”

Self Knowledge Destruction Increase Confusion Confusing Acquisition Without Love Self Destruction

Author:Jiddu Krishnamurti

“Each organic being is striving to increase in a geometrical ratio . . . each at some period of its life, during some season of the year, during each generation or at intervals, has to struggle for life and to suffer great destruction . . . The vigorous, the healthy, and the happy survive and multiply.”

Years Suffering Struggle Generations Periods Healthy Destruction Seasons Increase Strive Vigorous Intervals Ratios Origin Of Species

Book:The Origin of Species and The Voyage of the 'Beagle': Introduction by Richard Dawkins

Source: The Origin of Species and The Voyage of the 'Beagle': Introduction by Richard Dawkins

“Increase in the wealth per capita fosters democracy; but the latter, at least according to what we have been able to observe up to now, entails great destruction of wealth and even eventually dries up the sources of it. Hence it is its own grave-digger, it destroys what gave it birth.”

Has Beens Able Wealth Democracy Source Birth Destruction Increase Graves Latter

Book:Manual of political economy

Source: Manual of political economy

“Until the 19th century, the term 'to consume' was used mainly in its negative connotations of 'destruction' and 'waste'. Tuberculosis was known as 'consumption', that is, a wasting disease. Then economists came up with a bizarre theory, which has become widely accepted, according to which the basis of a sound economy is a continual increase in the consumption (that is, waste) of goods”

Used Sound Term Known Economy Century Theory Disease Waste Negative Destruction Bases Increase Accepted Goods Consumption Economist Bizarre 19th Century Connotation Tuberculosis

Author:Petr Skrabanek

“In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapon stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members... It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons.”

“In every combustion there is disengagement of the matter of fire or of light. A body can burn only in pure air [oxygen]. There is no destruction or decomposition of pure air and the increase in weight of the body burnt is exactly equal to the weight of air destroyed or decomposed. The body burnt changes into an acid by addition of the substance that increases its weight. Pure air is a compound of the matter of fire or of light with a base. In combustion the burning body removes the base, which it attracts more strongly than does the matter of heat, which appears as flame, heat and light.”