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October 27, 2013 at 8:51 AMMichele Mottini

[if the entire world were to impose a grain embargo on China] certainly it would be because we ourselves had committed some huge and dreadful crime against heaven. Even if there were grain to eat, it would not be good times for the Chinese people

Chinese economist Mao Yushi, quote by The Economist in ‘Daily bread’

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October 20, 2013 at 1:16 PMMichele Mottini

And I hope that [the report] will reassure everyone that human influence is having a major impact on the Earth's climate.

Rajendra Pachauri, IPCC chairman in an interview with the BBC

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October 13, 2013 at 1:04 PMMichele Mottini

Continued Existence of Cows Disproves Central Tenets of Capitalism?

Title of an economics research paper.

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October 6, 2013 at 1:01 PMMichele Mottini

Although personally I am quite content with the existing explosives, I feel we must not stand in the path of improvement

Winston Churchill, quoted by The Economist in ‘Two man race’

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