Politics Quotes

"Rent is that portion of the produce of the earth which is paid to the landlord for the use of the original and indestructible powers of the soil."

"Taxes are paid out of the produce of the earth, produced on, it, or produced elsewhere and sent to it in exchange for its produce."

"It is the comparative, not the positive, advantages which nations should endeavor to secure by the extension of trade."

"The landlord is interested in the rise of rents, the farmer in the rise of produce, and the manufacturer and merchant in the rise of profits."

"A national debt is a burthen on the property and labor of the country."

"The corn laws restrict the supply of cheap food to the working classes and thus increase wages."

"The rent of land is in proportion to its fertility and the demand for its produce."

"Rent arises from the operation of natural causes acting on land and capital."

"Political decisions about AI should be informed by scientific understanding and human values."

"The poor laws of England tend to increase poverty rather than to diminish it."

"The distribution of property is the great question which determines the character and destiny of a nation."

"The state of the poor is a direct result of the state of the economy and the distribution of property."

"Politics of standards is how we decide what everyone agrees on."

"Politics in tech affects how we all communicate."

"The political implications of AI demand our immediate ethical attention."

"The interest of the landlord is always opposed to the interest of the consumer and manufacturer."

"Rent is the difference between the produce obtained by the employment of two equal quantities of capital and labour."

"Taxes must be designed to encourage productive activity and discourage idleness."

"The web is a tool for democracy or a tool for control, depending on how we use it."

"Politics is about shared values and compromise."

"Technology reflects the choices we make as a society."

"Politics of data governance will define the next era of technology."

"Politics of AI development will determine its benefits and harms."

"The biggest challenge we face is not technical, but social and political."

"Taxation cannot be so arranged as to fall equally upon all classes without producing some degree of inequality."

"Every technological choice is also a political choice about what kind of world we want to build."

"Political divisions don't matter in the web—everyone needs to be able to browse."

"Politics shapes the world we code in."

"Trade between nations, like trade between individuals, is beneficial to all parties."

"The interest of the landlord is always opposed to the interests of every other class in the community."