James Cook Quotes
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It's impossible for a dishonest person to grow rich in business.
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Why is it so hard to see that when America had high savings, low taxes and minimal government, the economy grew like a week, and today when we have just the opposite, the economy is shrinking.?
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Struggle is the architect of the soul.
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Love of country is nowhere the same as love of government.
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Nothing is more difficult than to make a profit.
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All too often unemployment is used as an excuse for misbehaving when jobs are available within walking distance.
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There is no help from without, only from within.
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Easier will always win out over harder.
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The purer the application of socialism, the worse the results, the purer the application of capitalism, the better the results.
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Time flies when you're running out of money.
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The longer people receive economic assistance, the worse their social condition and behavior.
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Capitalists have done more good for society through their charitable giving, philanthropy and generosity than all their critics combined.
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When you are aggrieved you learn.
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It's not capitalism that's failing the U.S. but socialism.
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Hardly anything works out as well as we hope.
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There is a reason and not a reason for everything.
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Throughout history government has seldom hesitated from robbing its citizens in a crisis.
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No matter how great your wisdom, you can still make a fool of yourself.
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The foremost corporate responsibility is to serve others so well you produce a profit.
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Government employees move up the ladder through educational credentials rather than merit. People are given jobs and promotions based on seniority, race and gender rather than ability or talent. Such a system often overlooks the deserving and rewards the incompetent. There is no payoff for achievement.
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Money without wisdom diminishes the pleasure and enjoyment of wealth.
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Government is full of people who think they know what's best for others and can rationalize compelling them to accept it.
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People want government to solve problems, but government is often the cause of the problem.
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Government is not using modern technology so much to modernize and improve services as it is to regulate, punish, collect taxes and keep an eye on us. They'd rather rule than serve.