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Western Europe GDP per capita - not taking into account the new accession counties - was lower in 2001 relative to that of the US than any time since the 1960's. ↗

— John Hutton

#account #any #capita #counties #europe

Yet in order to make sure the European social model keeps up with the pace of economic change that is now necessary, the EU must embrace a new approach to lawmaking. ↗

— John Hutton

#change #economic #economic change #embrace #eu

It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one's life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than 'try to be a little kinder.' ↗

— Aldous Huxley

#been #bit #concerned #embarrassing #end

A democracy which makes or even effectively prepares for modern, scientific war must necessarily cease to be democratic. No country can be really well prepared for modern war unless it is governed by a tyrant, at the head of a highly trained and perfectly obedient bureaucracy. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

#cease #country #democracy #democratic #effectively

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

#important #learn #lessons #men #most

Your true traveller finds boredom rather agreeable than painful. It is the symbol of his liberty - his excessive freedom. He accepts his boredom, when it comes, not merely philosophically, but almost with pleasure. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

#agreeable #almost #boredom #comes #excessive

Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

#daily #dull #enjoyments #habit #into

There is something curiously boring about somebody else's happiness. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

#about #boring #curiously #else #somebody

Several excuses are always less convincing than one. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

#convincing #excuses #less #several #than

Happiness is a hard master, particularly other people's happiness. ↗