Facts about John Buchanan Robinson

Occup.Politician
FromUSA
BornMay 23, 1846
DiedJanuary 28, 1933
Aged86 years

Summary

John Buchanan Robinson was a famous Politician from USA, who lived between May 23, 1846 and January 28, 1933. He/she became 86 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac gemini, who is known for Communication, Indecision, Inquisitive, Intelligent, Changeable. Our collection contains 27 quotes who is written / told by John.

27 Famous quotes by John Buchanan Robinson

Small: The Massachusetts Land Bank, during Colonial times, prospered, and brought prosperity to the community,
"The Massachusetts Land Bank, during Colonial times, prospered, and brought prosperity to the community, until it was forcibly suppressed by special act of Parliament"
Small: Sometimes, instead of purchasing a commodity out and out, people want to buy only the use of it, for a
"Sometimes, instead of purchasing a commodity out and out, people want to buy only the use of it, for a longer or shorter period. The price paid for such temporary use is commonly called hire"
Small: Paper currency has hitherto been regarded with suspicion, as insecure
"Paper currency has hitherto been regarded with suspicion, as insecure"
Small: But the egoist has no ideals, for the knowledge that his ideals are only his ideals, frees him from the
"But the egoist has no ideals, for the knowledge that his ideals are only his ideals, frees him from their domination. He acts for his own interest, not for the interest of ideals"
Small: You are forever alone
"You are forever alone"
Small: There is no other who experiences your thoughts or your feelings
"There is no other who experiences your thoughts or your feelings"
Small: Not an old woman that buys a paper of pins, without yielding a part of the price to the banks as intere
"Not an old woman that buys a paper of pins, without yielding a part of the price to the banks as interest!"
Small: Modern money is almost altogether credit money
"Modern money is almost altogether credit money"
Small: It was the kings army, the kings people, the kings taxes and he who questioned the propriety of the roy
"It was the king's army, the king's people, the king's taxes; and he who questioned the propriety of the royal prerogative of taking from his people without return or accounting, was reckoned, and felt himself to be, a criminal, guilty of the highest crime of disloyalty"
Small: In this way, the charge that the bank makes for the use of its notes - the interest - is a continual an
"In this way, the charge that the bank makes for the use of its notes - the interest - is a continual and universal tax upon all the members of the community"
Small: In brief, egoism in its modern interpretation, is the antithesis, not of altruism, but of idealism
"In brief, egoism in its modern interpretation, is the antithesis, not of altruism, but of idealism"
Small: For each one of us stands alone in the midst of a universe
"For each one of us stands alone in the midst of a universe"
Small: Accordingly, when the supply of gold runs short, the security behind the notes is diminished, the loani
"Accordingly, when the supply of gold runs short, the security behind the notes is diminished, the loaning of notes is restricted or suspended, and the panic follows"
Small: There is never enough gold to redeem all the currency in circulation
"There is never enough gold to redeem all the currency in circulation"
Small: In precisely the same way money is often hired, and the hire paid for the use of it is called Interest
"In precisely the same way money is often hired, and the hire paid for the use of it is called Interest"
Small: Capital, however capital may be defined, would practically cease to exist as an income producing fund,
"Capital, however capital may be defined, would practically cease to exist as an income producing fund, for the simple reason that if money, wherewith to buy capital, could be obtained for one-half of one per cent, capital itself could command no higher price"
Small: According to your sympathy, you will take pleasure in your own happiness or in the happiness of other p
"According to your sympathy, you will take pleasure in your own happiness or in the happiness of other people; but it is always your own happiness you seek"
Small: The business of a bank is to lend money which amounts, nowadays, to lending credit
"The business of a bank is to lend money; which amounts, nowadays, to lending credit"
Small: It is often said by reformers that government should be conducted upon business principles
"It is often said by reformers that government should be conducted upon business principles"
Small: Large sums were paid for the use of money, because the available amount of gold and silver was far less
"Large sums were paid for the use of money, because the available amount of gold and silver was far less than was needed to carry on the commercial transactions of the times"
Small: At present, financial crises occur, chiefly because the paper currency is redeemable in gold only
"At present, financial crises occur, chiefly because the paper currency is redeemable in gold only"
Small: Your thoughts and emotions are yours alone
"Your thoughts and emotions are yours alone"
Small: When not only gold but all commodities are available for the redemption of the paper currency, its volu
"When not only gold but all commodities are available for the redemption of the paper currency, its volume is limited only by the value of all the wealth of the country, and it can never become insecure up to this limit"
Small: The egoist is fooled by no ideals: he discards them or uses them, as may suit his own interest
"The egoist is fooled by no ideals: he discards them or uses them, as may suit his own interest"
Small: However near and dear to you may be your wife, children, friends, they are not you they are outside of
"However near and dear to you may be your wife, children, friends, they are not you; they are outside of you"
Small: But egoism is more than this. It is the realization by the individual that he is above all institutions
"But egoism is more than this. It is the realization by the individual that he is above all institutions and all formulas; that they exist only so far as he chooses to make them his own by accepting them"
Small: There is no word more generally misinterpreted than the word egoism, in its modern sense
"There is no word more generally misinterpreted than the word egoism, in its modern sense"