#tory

A study of the history of wages back through the years indicates clearly that when the cost-of-living rises appreciably wages have shortly been adjusted upward also. ↗

— Charles E. Wilson

#also #back #been #clearly #history

History, sociology, economics, psychology et al. confirmed Joyce's view of Everyman as victim. ↗

— Robert Anton Wilson

#confirmed #economics #everyman #history #joyce

When the rose and the cross are united the alchemical marriage is complete and the drama ends. Then we wake from history and enter eternity. ↗

— Robert Anton Wilson

#cross #drama #ends #enter #eternity

Liberty has never come from Government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of governmental power, not the increase of it. ↗

— Woodrow Wilson

#come #government #governmental #governmental power #history

The history of liberty is a history of resistance. ↗

— Woodrow Wilson

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It is like writing history with lightning and my only regret is that it is all so terribly true. ↗

— Woodrow Wilson

#lightning #like #only #regret #terribly

I don't tell everyone my life history because if everyone knows your inside-leg measurement, how can you surprise them? ↗

— Penelope Wilton

#everyone #history #how #i #knows

Ambiguity is necessary in some of my stories, not in all. In those, it certainly contributes to the richness of the story. I doubt that thematic closure is never attainable. ↗

— Gene Wolfe

#attainable #certainly #closure #contributes #doubt

One of the last courses I taught was on the Russian short story, which I love. ↗

— Tobias Wolff

#i #i love #last #love #russian

I think, in the longer view of things, there is a very powerful pull in the direction of participatory government. ↗

— Paul Wolfowitz

#government #i #i think #longer #participatory