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“Dominion by land or sea will appear equally destitute of attraction, when it comes to be generally understood, that all its advantages rest with the rulers, and that the subjects at large derive no benefit whatever.”

Sea Land Subjects Benefits Understood Advantage Attraction Rulers Dominion Destitute

Book:History of Economic Theory: The Selected Writings of Adam Smith, Jean-Baptiste Say, and J.R. McCulloch

Source: History of Economic Theory: The Selected Writings of Adam Smith, Jean-Baptiste Say, and J.R. McCulloch

“Every effort therefore must be made to perpetuate prosperity. And, since that is to the advantage of the rich as well as the poor, all that accrues from the revenues should be collected into a single fund and distributed in block grants to those in need, if possible in lump sums large enough for the acquisition of a small piece of land, but if not, enough to start a business, or work in agriculture. And if that cannot be done for all, the distribution might be by tribes or some other division each in turn.”

“There the poor have another advantage ... for they may defy not only death, but every loss by sea or land, for they have nothing to lose.”

May Loses Loss Poor Poverty Sea Land Advantage Nothing To Lose

Author:Elizabeth Inchbald

“Let those possess the land, and only those, Who love it with a love so strong and stupid That they may be abused and taken advantage of And made fun of by business, law, and art.”

Love May Art Made Law Strong Fun Taken Land Stupid Advantage Possession Taken Advantage

Book:Robert Frost, a tribute to the source

Source: Robert Frost, a tribute to the source

“High buildings have no genuine advantages, except in speculative gains for banks and land owners. They are not cheaper, they do not help create open space, they destroy the townscape, they destroy social life, they promote crime, they make life difficult for children, they are expensive to maintain, they wreck the open spaces near them, and they damage light and air and view.”

Source: A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction

“We are all great landed proprietors, if we only knew it. What we lack is not land, but the power to enjoy it. Moreover, this great inheritance has the additional advantage that it entails no labor, requires no management. The landlord has the trouble, but the landscape belongs to everyone who has eyes to see it.”

Ifs Eye Enjoy Trouble Land Advantage Labor Management Property Landscape Inheritance Landlord

Author:John Lubbock

“I grew up in northern Minnesota on 40 acres of wooded land 20 miles from the nearest town, and so the wilderness was home. It was not an unsafe place. I had that advantage. But there are so many representations of the wilderness being dangerous. You know, depictions of wild animals attacking people. It's like, "No, we kill those animals in far greater numbers than they kill us."”

People Knows Home Animal Numbers Greater Land Dangerous Grew Grew Up Advantage Towns Miles Wilderness Representation Attacking Acres Wild Animal Minnesota Unsafe Depiction

Author:Cheryl Strayed

“The Norfolk people are quick and smart in their motions and their speaking. Very neat and trim in all their farming concerns and very skilful. Their land is good, their roads are level, and the bottom of their soil is dry, to be sure; and these are great advantages; but they are diligent and make the most of everything.”

People Levels Land Smart Advantage Concern Bottom Dry Soil Farming Neat Diligent Norfolk

Book:Rural Rides: In the Counties of Surrey ... [etc.] in the Years 1821, 1822, 1823, 1825, 1826, 1829, 1830 and 1832, with Economical and Political Observations Relative to Matters Applicable To, and Illustrated By, the State of Those Counties Respectively

Source: Rural Rides: In the Counties of Surrey ... [etc.] in the Years 1821, 1822, 1823, 1825, 1826, 1829, 1830 and 1832, with Economical and Political Observations Relative to Matters Applicable To, and Illustrated By, the State of Those Counties Respectively

“The most interesting biofuel efforts avoid using land that's expensive and has high opportunity costs. They do this by getting onto other types of land, or taking advantage of byproducts that aren't used in the food chain today, or by intercropping.”

Today Used Opportunity Interesting Effort Land Type Cost Advantage Chains Expensive Most Interesting Taking Advantage Food Chain Biofuels Opportunity Cost

Author:Bill Gates

“What the Muslim Brotherhood said in the explanatory memorandum that was discovered during the Holy Land Foundation Trial was that, "they will take advantage of our PC attitude to get us".”

Said Attitude Land Holy Advantage Foundation Trials Brotherhood Holy Land Muslim Brotherhood Memorandum

Author:Benjamin Carson

“Our company has only been active in Beijing and Shanghai, two very market-dominated cities. This was an advantage. Land is purchased here in public auctions, in a transparent way. When you do real estate development outside Beijing and Shanghai it is good to have "guanxi" - good relations within the local government.”

Way Two Real Government Cities Company Land Development Advantage Relation Active Locals Estates Transparent Beijing Auctions Local Government Shanghai

Author:Zhang Xin