James Cook
James Cook
Captain James Cook FRS RNwas a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands, and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionExplorer
Date of Birth27 October 1728
embrace free-market nations
Nations that embrace the free market to the greatest extent prosper the most.
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The eleventh commandment: Thou shalt be tolerant of all paths that lead to God.
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Easier will always win out over harder.
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Rich grandparents get more attention than poor grandparents.
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Knaves will come and knaves will go.
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When politics is elevated over business, economic disaster follows.
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It is said that government is a necessary evil, but it is far more evil than it is necessary.
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Taxes are a penalty on progress.
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Government is not competent enough to regulate.
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In the polling booth narrow self interest wins out over lofty principles.
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Money will always turn up when there is a potential for profit.
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Virtually anything is more stimulating than conversations with strangers at social gatherings.
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We evolved without social welfare and we are equipped to solve our problems without it.
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We are coerced into faith by our suffering.