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The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else

by Hernando de Soto

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Lee Kuan Yew: The Man and His Ideas

by Han Fook Kwang

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Mar 14, 2017 11:30PM

“He was suffering, and in a way, he could manage that; but he had caused others to suffer, and he did not know why he had to live now and recall the series of terrible choices that had not looked so terrible at the time. Was that how it was for most people?”
― Min Jin Lee, Pachinko

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“Could one perform the Heimlich manoeuvre on a penguin?”
― Tom Michell, The Penguin Lessons

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“So then the success tax comes from envy, and the shit tax comes from exploitation... The tax for being mediocre comes from you and everyone else knowing that you are mediocre. It's a heavier tax than you'd think.”
― Min Jin Lee, Pachinko

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“History has failed us, but no matter.”
― Min Jin Lee, Pachinko

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“Revolution is an art that I pursue rather than a goal I expect to achieve. Nor is this a source of dismay; a lost cause can be as spiritually satisfying as a victory.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

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