James Cook Quotes
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What is still more to our shame as civilized Christians, we debauch their morals already too prone to vice, and we introduce among them wants and perhaps disease which they never before knew and which serve only to disturb that happy tranquility which they and their forefathers enjoyed. If anyone denies the truth of this assertion, let him tell me what the natives of the whole extent of America have gained by the commerce they have had with Europeans.
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A salesman sees a commission.
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Seeds sewn in adversity bear the greatest fruit.
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Taxes are a penalty on progress.
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Winning a lottery may prove to be bad luck.
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Remember, the greater the opportunity, the fewer are those who see it.
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Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.
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Liberals have one solution for every economic issue; eat the seed corn.
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Perhaps the greatest difference among people is between those who never have to worry about money and those who do.
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The welfare system is the breeding ground of crime, addiction and radical politics.
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At the very least, people who get subsidies should have to get up in the morning and do something, even if it's a make work job. But most liberals would oppose even this simple test of responsibility.
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The thing that distinguishes permanent poverty is bad character.
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Gifted women musicians and composers rarely received their due.
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Inequality promotes progress.
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Good times weaken belief.
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The universality of tattooing is a curious subject for speculation.
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Welfare corrupts the lower class much faster than the middle class.
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Memory doesn't erase. The recall ability fails.
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The idea that government can instruct private enterprise on how to eliminate waste is preposterous.
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Liberals believe and inexhaustible fund exists that can be tapped endlessly to pay for government social programs. Tax the rich and give it to a long line of moochers, pork barrel hustlers and ne'er-do-wells. These funds would otherwise have been employed as additional capital indispensable to economic progress.