FINANCE: (part 1) Theodore Roosevelt, аn American president, оnсе claimed that there was nо moral difference between gambling оn cards or horses and gambling оn the stockmarket.
Chapter Summary Great distinction to be made between parties—Parties which are to each other as rival nations—Parties properly so called—Difference between great and small parties—Epochs which produc
But this truth was most satisfactorily demonstrated when civilization reached the banks of the Ohio.
The Two-Centimeter Demon. Isaac Asimov I met George at a literrary convention a good many years ago, and was struck by the peculiar look of innocence and candor upon his round middle-aged face.
Выступление Э.А. Шеварднадзе в Гарвардском университете (1991 г.
The Great Sea-Serpent A New Wonder Story by Hans Christian Andersen THERE was a little fish—a salt-water fish—of good family: I don’t recall the name—you will have to get that from the learned people
I jumped into the first coach of the train. My friends, Raman and Shyam, followed me into the compartment. I heaved a sigh of relief, when I saw they were safe. But the relief was shortlived.
In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London.
In the meantime South Carolina armed her militia, and prepared for war.
The inhabitants of the United States talk a great deal of their attachment to their country; but I confess that I do not rely upon that calculating patriotism which is founded upon interest, and whic
Henry Lion Oldie.
Interview with Viktoria Fyodorova Viktoria Fyodorova arrived in Moscow. She went to see her old friends, strolled about a city that is now totally foreign to her, visited her mother’s grave.
Crises For those who had hoped that the global financial crisis of 1997-98 might be the last of its kind, this week’s meeting of finanсе ministers in Wаshingtоn was very disappainting.
Chapter Summary Difficulty of restraining the liberty of the press—Particular reasons which some nations have to cherish this liberty—The liberty of the press a necessary consequence of the sovereign
Corruption And Vices Of The Rulers In A Democracy, And Consequent Effects Upon Public Morality In aristocracies rulers sometimes endeavor to corrupt the people—In democracies rulers frequently show t