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If we are all in agreement on the decision - then I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until our next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about. ↗

— Alfred P. Sloan

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Go for the gold: better one great column and some undistinguished ones than constant mediocrity. ↗

— Allan Sloan

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It was the nearest to a casualty on the Spray in her whole course, so far as I know. The young man having come on board with compliments made the mishap most embarrassing. ↗

— Joshua Slocum

#casualty #come #compliments #course #embarrassing

They made a shrewd guess that I could give them some useful information, and they were the first to meet me. Some one said they came to arrest me, and - well, let it go at that. ↗

— Joshua Slocum

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There are only two sorts of people in life you can trust - good Christians and good Communists. ↗

— Joe Slovo

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The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another is common to all men, and to be found in no other race of animals. ↗

— Adam Smith

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Eventually, it is found out but it takes time especially in the conditions when communication is difficult, when the enemy is making it extremely awkward for information to come out, to go. ↗

— Joe Slovo

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Some may seek revenge, but this is not our policy. ↗

— Joe Slovo

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The whole of that part of Southern Africa which is controlled by racial minorities is experiencing either consistent and regular guerilla activity or is faced with advanced preparation for its commencement. ↗

— Joe Slovo

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But as you say, the fundamental stumbling block is the question of the future of the economy. And it's not just the sort of economic laboratory question, of what kind of system would best generate growth, which is the way it's presented. ↗

— Joe Slovo

#block #economic #economy #fundamental #future