Tag: capitalism
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Quote – A Safe Line of Investigations
Quite naturally, holders of power wish to suppress wild research. Unrestricted questing after knowledge has a long history of producing unwanted competition. The powerful want a “safe line of investigations,” which will develop only those products and ideas that can… Read More
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Quote – Technology Tends Towards Avoidance of Risks by Investors
Technology, in common with many other activities, tends towards avoidance of risks by investors. Uncertainty is ruled out if possible. Capital investment follows this rule, since people generally prefer the predictable. Few recognize how destructive this can be, how it… Read More
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Quote – You Seldom Find Real Loyalties in Commerce
What you of the CHOAM directorate seem unable to understand is that you seldom find real loyalties in commerce. When did you last hear of a clerk giving his life for the company? Perhaps your deficiency rests in the false… Read More