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Under the pressure of the cares and sorrows of our mortal condition, men have at all times, and in all countries, called in some physical aid to their moral consolations - wine, beer, opium, brandy, or tobacco.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Aid Beer Brandy Cares Condition Consolation Countries Men Moral Mortal Opium Our Physical Pressure Some Sorrows Times Tobacco Wine

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After a major loss of dynamism in the 1960s, productivity growth rates began dropping in most countries, falling by half in the U.S. in the 1970s and more or less ceasing altogether in France, Germany and Britain in the late 1990s.

~Edmund Phelps

Topics: After Altogether Began Britain Countries Dropping Dynamism Falling France Germany Growth Half Late Less Loss Major More More Or Less Most Productivity Rates 1970S 1960S 1990S

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When the word 'morality' comes up in connection with economics, income distribution and financial stability are usually the issues. Is it moral for rich countries to use such a high proportion of the world's resources or for investment bankers to earn large bonuses?

~Edmund Phelps

Topics: Bankers Connection Countries Distribution Earn Economics Financial Financial Stability High Income Investment Issues Large Moral Morality Proportion Resources Rich Stability Up Use Word World

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The difficulties of many European countries derive from their corporatism: state projects serving cronies and vast social protection programmes, both run by elites. These surged in the 1970s and 1980s.

~Edmund Phelps

Topics: Both Countries Derive Difficulties Elites European European Countries Many Programmes Projects Protection Run Serving Social State Vast 1970S 1980S

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In countries operating a largely capitalist system, there does not appear to be a wide understanding among its actors and overseers of either its advantages or its hazards.

~Edmund Phelps

Topics: Actor Advantages Among Appear Capitalist Countries Does Either Hazards Largely Operating System Understanding Wide

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Countries are either mothers or fathers, and engender the emotional bristle secretly reserved for either sire.

~Edna O'Brien

Topics: Countries Either Emotional Fathers Mothers Reserved Secretly

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I believe that with the help of foreign countries - and under that condition only, because they have no other source of financing - the new government may temporarily extricate Georgia from the current situation.

~Eduard Shevardnadze

Topics: Because Believe Condition Countries Current Financing Foreign Foreign Countries Georgia Government Help May New New Government Only Other Situation Source Temporarily I Believe I Believe That

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True, other countries are helping us. Germany is determined to provide substantial help. So are the Netherlands and other states. But a day will come when we have to count on our own resources.

~Eduard Shevardnadze

Topics: Come Count Countries Day Determined Germany Help Helping Netherlands Other Other Countries Our Own Provide Resources States Substantial True Us Will

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Globalization has produced a new of level of interdependence among us. The economy and multinational supply chains do not abide by political boundaries. A computer ordered in Brazil is designed in California and assembled in several other countries. Economic integration was the first strong evidence of a new era.

~Eduardo Paes

Topics: Abide Among Boundaries Brazil California Chains Computer Countries Designed Economic Economy Era Evidence First Globalization Integration Interdependence Level Multinational New New Era Ordered Other Other Countries Political Produced Several Strong Supply Us

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In 1969, at the age of 19, I was lucky enough to work with George C. Scott in the definitive portrayal of his career over a period of many months and several countries on the definitive film version of Patton's WWII career.

~Edward Albert

Topics: Age Career Countries Definitive Enough Film George His Lucky Many Months Over Period Scott Several Version Work Wwii

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