Friday, June 15, 2012

Phrase for the weekend

"When you have convinced the world, that an established system ought to be corrected, it is not very difficult to persuade them that it should be destroyed."

Adam Smith, "The History of Astronomy" (p.71)

PS: And it wasn't about the euro. Hat tip to Japs for the reminder.
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