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A system of capitalism presumes sound money, not fiat money manipulated by a central bank. Capitalism cherishes voluntary contracts and interest rates that are determined by savings, not credit creation by a central bank. ↗

— Ron Paul

#capitalism #central #central bank #cherishes #contracts

Coleridge was a drug addict. Poe was an alcoholic. Marlowe was killed by a man whom he was treacherously trying to stab. Pope took money to keep a woman's name out of a satire, then wrote a piece so that she could still be recognized, anyhow. Chatterton killed himself. Byron was accused of incest. Do you still want to a writer -and if so, why? ↗

— Bennett Cerf

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To the people who are upset about their hard-earned tax money going to things they don’t like: welcome to the f*cking club. Reimburse me for the Iraq war and oil subsidies, and diaphragms are on me! ↗

— Jon Stewart

#government #government-spending #tax #money

The point is, there is no feasible excuse for what are, for what we have made of ourselves. We have chosen to put profits before people, money before morality, dividends before decency, fanaticism before fairness, and our own trivial comforts before the unspeakable agonies of others ↗

— Iain Banks

#dystopia #greed #indictment #morality #nihilistic

When someone steals another's clothes, we call them a thief. Should we not give the same name to one who could clothe the naked and does not? The bread in your cupboard belongs to the hungry; the coat unused in your closet belongs to the one who needs it; the shoes rotting in your closet belong to the one who has no shoes; the money which you hoard up belongs to the poor. ↗

— Basil the Great

#hoarding #money #poverty #sharing #money

Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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Politics is not about big money or power games; it's about the improvement of people's lives ↗

— Paul Wellstone

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Within certain limits, it is actually true that the less money you have, the less you worry. ↗

— George Orwell

#george-orwell #money #poverty #worry #money

I favor the policy of economy, not because I wish to save money, but because I wish to save people. ↗

— Calvin Coolidge

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So this is the goal: To make money by increasing net profit, while simultaneously increasing return on investment, and simultaneously increasing cash flow. ↗

— Eliyahu M. Goldratt

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