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“Where recyling takes place only in response to political pressures and exhortations, it need not meet the test of being incrementally worth its incremental costs. Accordingly, studies of government-imposed recycling programs in the United States have shown that what they salvage is usually worth less than the cost of salvaging it.”
― Thomas Sowell, Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One

“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.”
― James A. Michener

“Economics is a study of cause-and-effect relationships in an economy. It's purpose is to discern the consequences of various ways of allocating resources which have alternative uses. It has nothing to say about philosophy or values, anymore than it has to say about music or literature.”
― Thomas Sowell, Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy