“England was killed by an idea: the idea that the weak, indolent and profligate must be supported by the strong, industrious, and frugal – to the degree that tax-consumers will have a living standard comparable to that of taxpayers; the idea that government exists for the purpose of plundering those who work to give the product of their labor to those who do not work. The economic and social cannibalism produced by this communist-socialist idea will destroy any society which adopts it and clings to it as a basic principle – ANY society.” GivingIdeasGovernmentPurposeStrongSocialPrinciplesEconomicProductsTaxesDegreesStandardsLaborWeakEnglandConsumersCommunistSocialistTaxpayersIndustriousBasic PrinciplesCannibalismFrugal Author:Dan Smoot
“The standard has gone up, whether that's down to the split divisions or more professionalism. People are raising the bar and wanting to emulate the England team.” PeopleGoneTeamStandardsEnglandBarsDivisionSplitsProfessionalismEmulateRaising The Bar Author:Stuart Law
“In truth, the gold standard is already a barbarous relic. All of us, from the Governor of the Bank of England downwards, are now primarily interested in preserving the stability of business, prices, and employment, and are not likely, when the choice is forced on us, deliberately to sacrifice these to outworn dogma, which had its value once, of 3 pounds, 17 shill ings, 10 1/2 pence per ounce. Advocates of the ancient standard do not observe how remote it now is from the spirit and the requirements of the age. A regulated nonmetallic standard has slipped in unnoticed. It exists.” AgeSpiritValuesChoicesSacrificeStandardsGoldEnglandInvestingAncientEmploymentPoundsStabilityDogmaGovernorsRequirementsUnnoticedRelicsGold StandardShills Book:The Collected Writings of John Maynard Keynes: Essays in persuasion Source: The Collected Writings of John Maynard Keynes: Essays in persuasion
“My books have sold largely in England, have been translated into many languages, and passed through several editions in foreign countries. I have heard it said that the success of a work abroad is the best test of its enduring value. I doubt whether this is at all trustworthy; but judged by this standard my name ought to last for a few years.” YearsHas BeensSaidBookCountryLastsValuesNamesLanguageDoubtHeardOughtStandardsTestsEnglandEndureJudgedAutobiographyTrustworthyForeign Countries Book:The Works of Charles Darwin, Volume 29: Source: The Works of Charles Darwin, Volume 29:
“In England especially, poetry's woven into the background fabric of society. And in Ireland, it's in the foreground. The place of the poet in Irish society is enormous. If you say you're a poet in Ireland, you'd better know what you're doing, because the standard and the expectations are incredibly high.” IfsKnowsPoetStandardsExpectationsEnglandBackgroundsEnormousIrelandFabricWovenForeground Author:David Whyte
“Every predecessor has used mercenaries, often drawn from the country that they're attacking like England ran India with Indian mercenaries. You take them from one place and send them to kill people in the other place. That's the standard way to run imperial wars.” PeopleWayWarCountryRunningUsedStandardsIndiaEnglandIndianRanAttackingPredecessors Author:Noam Chomsky
“Why should you use a term [rebels] in the United States and England and maybe other countries and use another term in Syria ? This is a double standard that we don't accept.” ShouldCountryStatesUseTermUnitedAcceptingUnited StatesStandardsEnglandRebelOther CountriesSyriaDouble Standard Author:Bashar al-Assad