Lessons of History 12
"Lincoln said "you can't fool all of the people all of the time," but you can fool enough of them to rule a large...
Category: Maxims
Governing
"There are men running governments who should not be allowed to play with matches." Will...
Lessons of History 11
"Though people cannot be equal, their access to education and opportunity can be made more nearly equal." From The...
Hunter
"If you are a lousy hunter, the woods are always empty." from Naturalist by E. O....
Lessons of History 10
"Democracy is the most difficult of all forms of government." From The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel...
Renewable Resources
"Google is developing a form of renewable energy that runs on hubris." Robin Sloan from Mr. Penumbras 24-Hour...
Lessons of History 9
"Violent revolutions do not so much redistribute wealth as destroy it." From The Lessons of History by Will and...
Ideas
"I do not 'get' ideas: Ideas get me." Robertson...
Lessons of History 8
"Every economic system must sooner or later rely upon some form of the profit motive to stir individuals and groups...
Explanation
"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." Variously Attributed I give credit to...
