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"Know that each acre of fallow ought to support yearly two sheep at the least, then a hundred acres of fallow can support two hundred sheep, two hundred acres, four hundred sheep and so on."
Robert Grosseteste
"Know that each acre of fallow ought to support yearly two sheep at the least, then a hundred acres of fallow can support two hundred sheep, two hundred acres, four hundred sheep and so on."
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"For in the theoretical field bourgeois economics no longer engages in blithe and joyous fights."
Rudolf Hilferding
"For in the theoretical field bourgeois economics no longer engages in blithe and joyous fights."
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"The pro-growth policies of Congress have helped created new jobs in the region and across the country."
Tim Murphy
"The pro-growth policies of Congress have helped created new jobs in the region and across the country."
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"With a strong domestic economy, low national unemployment at 5 percent, and increasing retail sales, the picture should look rosy. But one look at the trade deficit changes all of that."
Jo Ann Emerson
"With a strong domestic economy, low national unemployment at 5 percent, and increasing retail sales, the picture should look rosy. But one look at the trade deficit changes all of that."
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"Well, you know, we've got a lot of stimulus in the economy already from the tax cut, from the lowered interest rates, and also from the refinancing of mortgages."
Franklin Raines
"Well, you know, we've got a lot of stimulus in the economy already from the tax cut, from the lowered interest rates, and also from the refinancing of mortgages."
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"The first principle of the market economy is that it is comprised of many small buyers and sellers, which implies a substantial degree of equity. Another fundamental market principle is that costs are internalized in the producer's price."
David Korten
"The first principle of the market economy is that it is comprised of many small buyers and sellers, which implies a substantial degree of equity. Another fundamental market principle is that costs are internalized in the producer's price."
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"The whole of the global economy is based on supplying the cravings of two per cent of the world's population."
Bill Bryson
"The whole of the global economy is based on supplying the cravings of two per cent of the world's population."
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"Everybody you talk to about insurance says the insurance market has become a lot more vibrant as a result of lifting, allowing the foreign direct investment."
John W. Snow
"Everybody you talk to about insurance says the insurance market has become a lot more vibrant as a result of lifting, allowing the foreign direct investment."
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"Real economic stimulus comes from real investment."
Tim Bishop
"Real economic stimulus comes from real investment."
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"This nation's 23 million small businesses need a budget that reflects their value to the economy."
Solomon Ortiz
"This nation's 23 million small businesses need a budget that reflects their value to the economy."
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"Privatization of the state-owned economy is not yet on the agenda. We cannot do it immediately; my colleagues would not agree to it. But we must put all forms of ownership on an equal footing immediately and let different types of ownership compete with the state firms."
Vaclav Klaus
"Privatization of the state-owned economy is not yet on the agenda. We cannot do it immediately; my colleagues would not agree to it. But we must put all forms of ownership on an equal footing immediately and let different types of ownership compete with the state firms."
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"If Congress doesn't raise taxes, you cannot get a private investment account without forgoing a portion, possibly all, of your guaranteed benefit check."
Grace Napolitano
"If Congress doesn't raise taxes, you cannot get a private investment account without forgoing a portion, possibly all, of your guaranteed benefit check."
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"We believe that the world, too, can destroy apartheid, firstly by striking at the economy of South Africa."
Oliver Tambo
"We believe that the world, too, can destroy apartheid, firstly by striking at the economy of South Africa."
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"A laborer no longer makes whole articles. He receives raw materials, puts his touch on them, and passes them to another worker in the series. When the articles are quite finished they are carried out of sight by currents of commercial exchange. These currents are untraceable."
John Bates Clark
"A laborer no longer makes whole articles. He receives raw materials, puts his touch on them, and passes them to another worker in the series. When the articles are quite finished they are carried out of sight by currents of commercial exchange. These currents are untraceable."
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"If ignorance paid dividends, most Americans could make a fortune out of what they don't know about economics."
Luther H. Hodges
"If ignorance paid dividends, most Americans could make a fortune out of what they don't know about economics."
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"First off, the crude oil market, unlike every other commodity in America, is virtually unregulated."
Peter DeFazio
"First off, the crude oil market, unlike every other commodity in America, is virtually unregulated."
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"One of the very nice things about investing in the stock market is that you learn about all different aspects of the economy. It's your window into a very large world."
Ron Chernow
"One of the very nice things about investing in the stock market is that you learn about all different aspects of the economy. It's your window into a very large world."
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"Trade can really be good for American workers and American businesses."
Richard Neal
"Trade can really be good for American workers and American businesses."
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"The natural consequence of our submission, even in part, to the system that looks to compelling the export of raw products, the exhaustion of the land, the cheapening of labour, and the export of the labourer."
Henry Charles Carey
"The natural consequence of our submission, even in part, to the system that looks to compelling the export of raw products, the exhaustion of the land, the cheapening of labour, and the export of the labourer."
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"But the primary reason for wanting the dollar to become more competitive in the near future is that we may need an increase in exports this year and in 2007 to sustain the economy's current pace of expansion."
Martin Feldstein
"But the primary reason for wanting the dollar to become more competitive in the near future is that we may need an increase in exports this year and in 2007 to sustain the economy's current pace of expansion."
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"Tariffs that save jobs in the steel industry mean higher steel prices, which in turn means fewer sales of American steel products around the world and losses of far more jobs than are saved."
Thomas Sowell
"Tariffs that save jobs in the steel industry mean higher steel prices, which in turn means fewer sales of American steel products around the world and losses of far more jobs than are saved."
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"By adopting the other trade, we place ourselves by the side of those whose measures tend not only to the improvement of their own subjects, but to the emancipation of the slave everywhere."
Henry Charles Carey
"By adopting the other trade, we place ourselves by the side of those whose measures tend not only to the improvement of their own subjects, but to the emancipation of the slave everywhere."
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"Deficits do not in themselves produce inflation, nor does a balanced budget assure a stable price level."
William Vickrey
"Deficits do not in themselves produce inflation, nor does a balanced budget assure a stable price level."
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"High gas prices are eating away at consumer's disposal income and could lead to a further economic downturn, especially for those whose livelihood depend on gasoline and diesel fuel."
Major R. Owens
"High gas prices are eating away at consumer's disposal income and could lead to a further economic downturn, especially for those whose livelihood depend on gasoline and diesel fuel."
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"Balanced budget requirements seem more likely to produce accounting ingenuity than genuinely balanced budgets."
Thomas Sowell
"Balanced budget requirements seem more likely to produce accounting ingenuity than genuinely balanced budgets."
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"I want to buy them, because historically these have been great engines of enrichment for the middle class, 'historically' meaning now for a good ten years."
Jim Cramer
"I want to buy them, because historically these have been great engines of enrichment for the middle class, 'historically' meaning now for a good ten years."
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"Over the past two years, the House has passed more than 50 measures focused on stimulating the economy and expanding opportunities for American workers. The tax relief provisions in this package have been an important part of our pro-growth agenda."
Roger Wicker
"Over the past two years, the House has passed more than 50 measures focused on stimulating the economy and expanding opportunities for American workers. The tax relief provisions in this package have been an important part of our pro-growth agenda."
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"It is U.S. workers who lose out when employers cannot get the high-tech graduates they need to compete with foreign companies in the 21st century economy."
Kit Bond
"It is U.S. workers who lose out when employers cannot get the high-tech graduates they need to compete with foreign companies in the 21st century economy."
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"The economy is not governed with the bottom half in mind."
William Greider
"The economy is not governed with the bottom half in mind."
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"The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on shaky foundations."
Paul Getty
"The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on shaky foundations."
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"Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers. Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn't done too badly."
Alan Dean Foster
"Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers. Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn't done too badly."
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"But we can also take the radical view that the test of an economy has to do with the extent to which it is providing everybody with a decent means of living."
David Korten
"But we can also take the radical view that the test of an economy has to do with the extent to which it is providing everybody with a decent means of living."
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"We are particularly poor at the open economy issues."
Martin Feldstein
"We are particularly poor at the open economy issues."
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"Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs."
Nancy Pelosi
"Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs."
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"Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy."
Edmund Burke
"Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy."
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"I mean that what makes me a professional, but the market itself has been fabulous during this whole period and I've got to give the market credit before I give myself credit."
Jim Cramer
"I mean that what makes me a professional, but the market itself has been fabulous during this whole period and I've got to give the market credit before I give myself credit."
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"While prices of goods continue to rise, American worker's wages remain stagnant."
Ed Pastor
"While prices of goods continue to rise, American worker's wages remain stagnant."
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"Everybody is talking today about the economy."
Joschka Fischer
"Everybody is talking today about the economy."
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"My theme this evening is that America needs a competitive dollar."
Martin Feldstein
"My theme this evening is that America needs a competitive dollar."
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"Michigan is also the only industrial state that has a AAA credit rating."
John Engler
"Michigan is also the only industrial state that has a AAA credit rating."
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"A healthy Amtrak is an integral part of New York and the Nation's economy and transportation systems."
Tim Bishop
"A healthy Amtrak is an integral part of New York and the Nation's economy and transportation systems."
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"In Washington State, the immigrant population has grown by 42 percent in the five years between 2000 and 2005 - which is an increase from 8 percent to 10.6 percent of the overall population - and the jobless rate in the state has hit a 6 year low."
Dave Reichert
"In Washington State, the immigrant population has grown by 42 percent in the five years between 2000 and 2005 - which is an increase from 8 percent to 10.6 percent of the overall population - and the jobless rate in the state has hit a 6 year low."
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"I think it would take a real stretch to think that I caused the problems with the economy."
Harry Reid
"I think it would take a real stretch to think that I caused the problems with the economy."
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"The American public does not know poets exist."
James Broughton
"The American public does not know poets exist."
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"The number of electrical injuries cared for in hospitals in the US is estimated at as many as 50,000; the cost of these injuries on the US economy is estimated at over one billion dollars per year."
Richard Neal
"The number of electrical injuries cared for in hospitals in the US is estimated at as many as 50,000; the cost of these injuries on the US economy is estimated at over one billion dollars per year."
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"There's plenty of juice to keep this economy going."
Steve Forbes
"There's plenty of juice to keep this economy going."
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"In today's competitive economy, to stand still is to die."
Charles Schumer
"In today's competitive economy, to stand still is to die."
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"I personally think intellectual property is an oxymoron. Physical objects have a completely different natural economy than intellectual goods. It's a tricky thing to try to own something that remains in your possession even after you give it to many others."
John Perry Barlow
"I personally think intellectual property is an oxymoron. Physical objects have a completely different natural economy than intellectual goods. It's a tricky thing to try to own something that remains in your possession even after you give it to many others."
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"It is vital that we get these policies right as we take forward our plans to drive down the deficit and transform our economy."
David Cameron
"It is vital that we get these policies right as we take forward our plans to drive down the deficit and transform our economy."
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"My claim is that we do not have a market economy, but a capitalist economy."
David Korten
"My claim is that we do not have a market economy, but a capitalist economy."
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