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“Again, most of the chief distinctions marked by economic terms are differences not of kind but of degree.”

Kind Term Differences Economic Degrees Chiefs Distinction

Book:Principles of Economics

Source: Principles of Economics

“The chief difference between free capitalism and State socialism seems to be this: that under the former a man pursues his own advantage openly, frankly and honestly, whereas under the latter he does so hypocritically and under false pretenses.”

Men Doe States Seems Differences Capitalism Advantage Honestly Socialism Pursue Chiefs Former Latter Pretense

Book:Minority Report

Source: Minority Report

“The chief difference between me and others is that I have plenty of time not only because I am without a multitude of responsibilities and without daily tasks, which demand attention: But also because I am basically without ambition. Neither the present nor the future has claims on me.”

Differences Attention Responsibility Demand Ambition Tasks Claims Chiefs Plenty Multitudes Daily Tasks

Author:Eric Hoffer

“Man's chief difference from the brutes lies in the exuberant excess of his subjective propensities his preeminence over them simply and solely in the number and in the fantastic and unnecessary character of his wants, physical, moral, aesthetic, and intellectual. Had his whole life not been a quest for the superfluous, he would never have established himself as inexpugnably as he has done in the necessary.”

Source: Essays in Popular Philosophy: Top Essays

“The prevailing tendency to regard all the marked distinctions of human character as innate, and in the main indelible, and to ignore the irresistible proofs that by far the greater part of those differences, whether between individuals, races, or sexes are such as not only might but naturally would be produced by differences in circumstances, is one of the chief hinderances to the rational treatment of great social questions, and one of the greatest stumbling blocks to human improvement.”

Source: Autobiography of John Stuart Mill

“The chief difference between big-game fishing and weightlifting is that weightlifters never clutter up their library walls with stuffed barbells”

Bigs Games Differences Sea Wall Rivers Library Fishes Boat Chiefs Lakes Fishing Clutter Weightlifting Barbell

Author:Ed Zern

“BJP is a political party with a difference that aims at good governance. This is proved by the fact that three of the five Chief Ministers according to a recent NDTV survey/poll are from BJP-ruled states.”

States Facts Political Three Differences Party Five India Aim Chiefs Ministers Political Parties Polls Governance Surveys Good Governance Bjp

Author:Narendra Modi

“Man's chief difference from the brutes lies in the exuberant excess of his subjective propensities. Prune his extravagance, sober him, and you undo him.”

Men Lying Differences Waste Chiefs Excess Sober Subjective Brutes Extravagance Propensity Prunes

Book:James and Dewey on Belief and Experience

Source: James and Dewey on Belief and Experience

“Ultimately, only diplomacy can bring about a durable solution to the challenge posed by Iran's nuclear program. As President and Commander in Chief, I will do what is necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. However, I have a profound responsibility to try to resolve our differences peacefully, rather than rush towards conflict.”

“Secularists argue that differences of religion were the chief cause of violence in our history - conveniently overlooking violent clashes of region, race, and class, not the least of which was the bloodiest war in history until that time, the Civil War.”

War Christian Causes Differences Religious Race Class Violence Arguing Violent Chiefs Civil War Regions Clash Overlooking

Book:Positive Neutrality: Letting Religious Freedom Ring

Source: Positive Neutrality: Letting Religious Freedom Ring

“[Oliver North is a] document-shredding, Constitution-trashing, Commander in Chief-bashing, Congress-thrashing, uniform-shaming, Ayatollah-loving, arms-dealing, criminal-protecting, résumé-enhancing, Noriega-coddling, Social Security-threatening, public school-denigrating, Swiss-banking-law-breaking, letter-faking, self-serving, election-losing, snake-oil salesman who can't tell the difference between the truth and a lie.”

“Chief Justice Roberts has expressly said that the Constitution and the government should be colorblind, he sees no difference between government action that discriminates against minorities and one that benefits minorities.”

Should Said Government Action Differences Justice Benefits Constitution Chiefs Minorities Chief Justice

Author:Erwin Chemerinsky