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Marius Călin Chereches
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It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.
“Countries differ in their economic success because of their different institutions, the rules influencing how the economy works, and the incentives that motivate people.”
― Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
― Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
“Where the Lottery was concerned, even people who could barely read and write seemed capable of intricate calculations and staggering feats of memory. There was a whole tribe of men who made a living simply by selling systems, forecasts, and lucky amulets.”
― 1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four) with Quoates
― 1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four) with Quoates
“In 2011, there were over eighty-five million computerized tomography (CT) scans”
― The Patient Will See You Now: The Future of Medicine is in Your Hands
― The Patient Will See You Now: The Future of Medicine is in Your Hands
“The unforgivable crime was promiscuity between Party members. But—though this was one of the crimes that the accused in the great purges invariably confessed to—it was difficult to imagine any such thing actually happening.”
― 1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four) with Quoates
― 1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four) with Quoates
“Nearly all children nowadays were horrible. What was worst of all was that by means of such organizations as the Spies they were systematically turned into ungovernable little savages, and yet this produced in them no tendency whatever to rebel against the discipline of the Party. On the contrary, they adored the Party and everything connected with it.”
― 1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four) with Quoates
― 1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four) with Quoates
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