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“There are three effects of attenuating private property rights that ultimately change individuals' perceptions in a drastic way. First, there is the loss of trust in the government to enforce the law, which dramatically affects foreign investors' views of the country. Second, the loss of property titles dramatically limits the amount of borrowing and entrepreneurial activity by disrupting the banking sector. Individuals no longer can offer banks their property as collateral for a loan. Third, there is the loss in the incentive to pass along entrepreneurial knowledge, and work initiatives are sharply stymied as well, since one's investment is not retained.”
Craig Richardson
“The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral; returning violence with violence only multiplies voilence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
“We're going through a kind of ancient, barbaric war dance now - it's almost an ultimate in absurdity.”
Clark M. Clifford
“Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as knowing what to do next”
Herbert Hoover
“Women know what men have long forgotten. The ultimate economic and spiritual unit of any civilization is still the family.”
Clare Boothe Luce
“My sense heading into the quarter was the market expected Humana to raise guidance today. I think they ultimately do raise guidance for 2006, but given that they didn't today, I think that will be viewed as a disappointment.”
Carl McDonald
“If you want something from an audience, you give blood to their fantasies. It's the ultimate hustle.”
Marlon Brando
“I think with our problems with hopelessness and cynicism that [the solution] ultimately has to come from the young people themselves. We've got to realize we are the future and we make of our future what we make of it, and ultimately we have to do it for ourselves.”
Chelsea Clinton
“Truth can not be suppressed and always is the ultimate victor. So, we should tread on the righteous path.”
Yajur Veda
“There is a seeking out of the best in others, of that which is most ultimate in them, and exposing oneself to it, to learn from it and be made over by it, which brings friendship very close to the mood of prayer”
Gregory Vlastos
