#rope

It is far more difficult to be simple than to be complicated; far more difficult to sacrifice skill and easy execution in the proper place, than to expand both indiscriminately. ↗

— John Ruskin

#complicated #difficult #easy #execution #expand

Whereas it has long been known and declared that the poor have no right to the property of the rich, I wish it also to be known and declared that the rich have no right to the property of the poor. ↗

— John Ruskin

#been #declared #i #i wish #known

People said making clothes inside out was not proper. I disagreed, because clothes that are inside out are as beautiful as a cathedral. ↗

— Sonia Rykiel

#because #cathedral #clothes #disagreed #i

In a polling conducted by the Wall Street Journal, 11 out of 12 Americans said they oppose the taking of private property, even if it is for public economic good. ↗

— Jim Ryun

#economic #even #good #journal #oppose

One would expect that private property taken by eminent domain would become land available for public use such as parks and roads. Unfortunately, this decision creates a loophole for government to manipulate the definition of public use simply to generate greater tax revenue. ↗

— Jim Ryun

#become #creates #decision #definition #domain

Protection of private property is a fundamental right protected in a strong democracy. ↗

— Jim Ryun

#fundamental #fundamental right #private #private property #property

Georgia is not just a European country, but one of the most ancient European countries. ↗

— Mikhail Saakashvili

#countries #country #european #european countries #georgia

I blew the college boards, and to ease the snub from Harvard made a tour of Europe. ↗

— Steve Sabol

#boards #college #ease #europe #harvard

If we did go into a recession, something that's always possible for the U.S. or Europe, we could lower interest rates and expand the money supply without worrying about the price of gold. ↗

— Jeffrey Sachs

#always #could #did #europe #expand

Companies are not charitable enterprises: They hire workers to make profits. In the United States, this logic still works. In Europe, it hardly does. ↗

— Paul Samuelson

#companies #does #enterprises #europe #hardly