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The two great agents of the physical world have become subject to the will of man and have been made subservient to his wants and enjoyments; I allude to steam and electricity, under whatever name the latter may be called.
Quote by -John C. Calhoun
What people can excel our Northern and New England brethren in skill, invention, activity, energy, perseverance, and enterprise?
Quote by -John C. Calhoun
Once established with Great Britain, it would not be difficult, with moderation and prudence, to establish permanent peace with the rest of the world, when our most sanguine hopes of prosperity may be realized.
Quote by -John C. Calhoun
In its exterior relations - abroad - this government is the sole and exclusive representative of the united majesty, sovereignty, and power of the States, constituting this great and glorious Union. To the rest of the world, we are one. Neither State nor State government is known beyond our borders. Within, it is different.
Quote by -John C. Calhoun
Restore, without delay, the equilibrium between revenue and expenditures, which has done so much to destroy our credit and derange the whole fabric of government. If that should not be done, the government and country will be involved, ere long, in overwhelming difficulties.
Quote by -John C. Calhoun
True consistency, that of the prudent and the wise, is to act in conformity with circumstances and not to act always the same way under a change of circumstances.
Quote by -John C. Calhoun
Were there no contrariety of interests, nothing would be more simple and easy than to form and preserve free institutions. The right of suffrage alone would be a sufficient guarantee. It is the conflict of opposing interests which renders it the most difficult work of man.
Quote by -John C. Calhoun
Of the two, I considered it more important to avoid a war with England about Oregon than a war with Mexico, important as I thought it was to avoid that.
Quote by -John C. Calhoun
I will not undertake to offer an opinion on the capacity of Hindustan to produce cotton. The region is large, and the soil and climate various, the population great and wages low; but I must be permitted to doubt the success of the experiment of driving us out of the market, though backed and patronized by English capital and energy.
Quote by -John C. Calhoun
What is a permanent loan but a mortgage upon the wealth and industry of the country? It is the only form of indebtedness, as experience has shown, by which heavy and durable encumbrance can be laid upon the community.
Quote by -John C. Calhoun
War may make us great, but let it never be forgotten that peace only can make us both great and free.
Quote by -John C. Calhoun
A compromise is but an act of Congress. It may be overruled at any time. It gives us no security. But the Constitution is stable. It is a rock.
Quote by -John C. Calhoun
It is a universal and fundamental political principle that the power to protect can safely be confided only to those interested in protecting, or their responsible agents - a maxim not less true in private than in public affairs.
Quote by -John C. Calhoun
We are as good judges of our interest and safety, and the means of preserving them, as the non-slaveholding States are of theirs, and rather better than they can be of ours.
Quote by -John C. Calhoun
There is often, in the affairs of government, more efficiency and wisdom in non-action than in action.
Quote by -John C. Calhoun
There is a tendency in all parties, when they have been for a long time in possession of power, to augment it.
Quote by -John C. Calhoun
It is no less the duty of the minority than a majority to endeavour to defend the country.
Quote by -John C. Calhoun
Remember, it is a deep principle of our nature not to regard the safety of those who do not regard their own. If you are indifferent to your own safety, you must not be surprised if those less interested should become more so.
Quote by -John C. Calhoun
It takes collaboration across a community to develop better skills for better lives.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
In a world that places a growing premium on social skills, education systems need to do much better at fostering those skills systematically across the school curriculum.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
High levels of inequality generate high costs for society, dampening social mobility, undermining the labour market prospects of vulnerable social groups, and creating social unrest.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
Water security is not just for domestic policies. International co-operation is crucial to sustainably manage trans-boundary water bodies and river basins.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
Transparency and effective tax co-operation must be shared principles applied by all. Until they are, nations will need to protect themselves against loss of revenues to tax havens.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
There is no upside for the U.K. in Brexit. Only costs that can be avoided and advantages to be seized by remaining in Europe. No one should have to pay the Brexit tax.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
A more robust approach to global warming is needed if we are to avoid catastrophe. Unlike the recent financial crisis, there is no bailout option for the earth's climate.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
To give students the best possible chance to succeed, education must prepare them to handle issues that transcend national boundaries.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
We never tell countries that they should have a particular number in terms of a tax number, you know, if countries can make do with whatever average tax they have. The question is, do they apply it to everybody? Or do they give sweetheart deals to some companies?
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
The OECD should promote everything that's consistent with its mandate, which is to make the world economy work better.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
In order to encourage private investors to pursue long-term, responsible projects, governments need to promote consistent policies and frameworks.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
The G7 doesn't have a permanent secretariat. The OECD can help the G8 and set the agenda for them. The secretary general of the OECD should be going to them proactively and discussing issues and priorities.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
There probably could be some mileage in running a comparative study about how best to finance electoral campaigns around the world.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
Governments need to be seriously sceptical about whether new coal provides a good deal for their citizens.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
Social cohesion and inclusive growth are additional crucial perspectives to incorporate into public policies, targeting a renewed social contract that reduces inequalities and benefits the whole of society.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
Most businesses do not take governments seriously when it comes to climate, primarily because many governments have inconsistent and incoherent policies and then often keep changing them, sometimes retroactively. This makes businesses reluctant to invest in greener technologies.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
Principles of fair and equitable treatment included in many treaties are uncontroversial as general principles of good public governance.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
Unlike other essential goods, like clothing, shelter, or food, we take cheap or even free water for granted. It often takes a crisis, such as a major drought or flood, to spur investment and policy reforms in improving water security.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
When, as an individual, you are not paying taxes, it is evasion. As a corporate, it is legal shrewdness or tax engineering.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
Governments must address inconsistencies in their energy strategies, consider the links with broader economic policies, and stop sending mixed signals to consumers, producers, and investors. In particular, they must assess whether the right regulatory arrangements are in place to allow clean-energy investments to compete on a risk-return basis.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
When a large financial institution is allowed to fail, you put in jeopardy hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
Governments can and do expropriate investors or discriminate against them. Domestic judicial and administrative systems provide investors with one option for protecting themselves.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
In a country like Mexico, you can't forget about poverty - about how half of the population lives in poverty, and how half of that half live in extreme poverty.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
We need to focus much more on the bottom 40 per cent. They are losing ground, and the fact that they are losing ground blocks social mobility and brings down economic growth.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
Creating a global platform for collaboration in education research and innovation has been the PISA initiative's aspiration from its conception in the late 1990s.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
In a globally interdependent world, a better financial and investment system cannot be achieved on a country-by-country basis. There may be no one-size-fits-all model for economic development, but without global standards and complementary regulations, the long-term outlook for the world economy will remain bleak.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
Some refugees will find it relatively easy to find jobs. A university-educated Syrian civil engineer arriving in Munich will need to learn some German, but once this is done, he or she is unlikely to have to wait too long before employers come knocking.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria
You do need more revenues, and you do need to cut expenses. But you also don't want to go in a direction whereby increasing taxes creates a reticence to create new jobs. You don't want to increase taxes on work. You don't want to increase taxes on investment and the creation of wealth.
Quote by -Jose Angel Gurria