“Latin America is very fond of the word "hope." We like to be called the "continent of hope." Candidates for deputy, senator, president, call themselves "candidates of hope." This hope is really something like a promise of heaven, an IOU whose payment is always being put off. It is put off until the next legislative campaign, until next year, until the next century.” YearsAmericaNextHeavenPresidentCenturyPromiseCampaignsCandidatesLatinContinentsSenatorsPaymentNext YearLatin AmericaDeputies Book:Memoirs Source: Memoirs
“To give money to a sufferer is only a come-off. It is only a postponement of the real payment, a bribe paid for silence, a creditsystem in which a paper promise to pay answers for the time instead of liquidation. We owe to man higher succors than food and fire. We owe to man.” MenGivingRealAnswersPaySilenceFireHigherPromisePaperPaidCharityPaymentBribeSufferersPostponement Book:Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)
“[Virtual Currencies] may hold long-term promise, particularly if the innovations Promote a faster, more secure and more efficient payment system.” IfsMayLongTermPromiseInnovationSecureFasterLong TermEfficientCurrencyPayment Author:Ben Bernanke