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Page 158
These laws so direct the life of society that wealth comes to those who have superior energy and the ability to produce it . While injustices may result , these are the laws of societies and cannot be evaded , and will ensure the ...
These laws so direct the life of society that wealth comes to those who have superior energy and the ability to produce it . While injustices may result , these are the laws of societies and cannot be evaded , and will ensure the ...
Page 248
But these institu- tions produce nothing . They are like machines , they give direction to the ethical " energy " placed in them . But the state is not like the above It uses whatever talents and " energy " the citizens possess ...
But these institu- tions produce nothing . They are like machines , they give direction to the ethical " energy " placed in them . But the state is not like the above It uses whatever talents and " energy " the citizens possess ...
Page 322
They produce the same results over and over again with slight modifications of external circumstances . wise student of history is to detect the same causes in spite of these modifications , and to learn and profit by the lessons they ...
They produce the same results over and over again with slight modifications of external circumstances . wise student of history is to detect the same causes in spite of these modifications , and to learn and profit by the lessons they ...
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