“Corruption, embezzlement, fraud, these are all characteristics which exist everywhere. It is regrettably the way human nature functions, whether we like it or not. What successful economies do is keep it to a minimum. No one has ever eliminated any of that stuff.” WayHumansStuffEconomySuccessfulHuman NatureFunctionCorruptionCharacteristicsFraudMinimumEmbezzlement Author:Alan Greenspan
“The characteristic feature of a free society is that it can function in spite of the fact that its members disagree in many judgments of value. Freedom really means the freedom to make mistakes.” MeanFactsValuesMistakeMembersJudgmentFunctionFeaturesCharacteristicsSpiteMaking MistakesDisagreeReally MeanFree Society Author:Ludwig von Mises
“The classification of facts, the recognition of their sequence and relative significance is the function of science, and the habit of forming a judgment upon these facts unbiassed by personal feeling is characteristic of what may be termed the scientific frame of mind.” MindMayFactsFeelingsScienceHabitJudgmentAccountsFunctionRecognitionCharacteristicsSignificanceRelativeSequenceClassificationFrame Of MindPersonal Feelings Book:The Grammar of Science Source: The Grammar of Science
“A child's learning is a function more of the characteristics of his classmates than those of the teacher.” ChildrenTeacherFunctionCharacteristicsClassmates Author:James S. Coleman
“The most interesting characteristic of the cube is that it is relatively uninteresting. Compared to any other three-dimensional form, the cube lacks any aggressive force, implies no motion, and is least emotive. Therefore, it is the best form to use as a basic unit for any more elaborate function, the grammatical device from which the work may proceed.” MayUseFormThreeForceInterestingFunctionCharacteristicsDevicesAggressiveUnitsMost InterestingCubes Book:Sol Lewitt: critical texts Source: Sol Lewitt: critical texts
“The basic function of the government everywhere in all times, whatever title it adopts and whatever its origin and organisation may be, is always that of oppressing and exploiting the masses, of defending the oppressors and the exploiters: and it's principal, characteristic and indispensable instruments are the police agent and the tax-collector, the soldier and the gaoler - to whom must be invariably added the trader in lies, be he priest of schoolmaster, remunerated or protected by the government to enslave minds and make them docilely accept the yoke.” MindMayGovernmentLyingAcceptingTaxesMassFunctionPoliceInstrumentsSoldierAll TimeAgentsTitlesCharacteristicsPriestsProtectedPrincipalIndispensableOrganisationCollectorsOppressorsYokeTraders Author:Errico Malatesta