“In pulp fiction it is a rigid convention that the hero's shoulders and the heroine's balcon constantly threaten to burst their bonds, a possibility which keeps the audience in a state of tense expectancy. Unfortunately for the fans, however, recent tests reveal that the wisp of chiffon which stands between the publisher and the postal laws has the tensile strength of drop-forged steel.” StatesLawFictionAudienceFansPossibilityHeroTestsShouldersConventionsSteelPublishersTenseHeroinesForgedPulpExpectancyWisps Author:S. J. Perelman
“Money does not arise by convention, any more than the state does. It arises out of exchange, and arises naturally out of exchange; it is a product of the same.” DoeStatesProductsAriseConventions Book:Grundrisse: Foundations of the critique of political economy Source: Grundrisse: Foundations of the critique of political economy
“The United States of course wants to follow the highest standards of conduct with regard to enemy combatants who follow the rules of war. It should and does follow the Geneva Conventions scrupulously when fighting the armed forces of other nations that have signed the Geneva Conventions or follow their principles.” WantShouldDoeWarStatesFightingCoursesForceNationsUnitedEnemyPrinciplesUnited StatesHighestStandardsRegardConventionsArmed ForcesGenevaGeneva Convention Author:John Yoo