30 years ago in reason.Please don't conclude that I'm urging you to break the law. Don't even assume that I'm subtly suggesting it. I'm not. You can get into trouble for breaking the law. The risks involved are appropriate only for people who are desperate or unusually ambitious, and who can handle the risks emotionally." --Harry Browne, "Making the Most of Your Swiss Bank Account" "If Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. did not exist, it is unlikely that it could have been invented.... Could you imagine a British colony run by British 'civil servants' with a more or less doctrinal doc·tri·nal adj. Characterized by, belonging to, or concerning doctrine. doc  tri·nal·ly adv.Adj. 1. commitment to laissez faire Laissez Faire An economic theory from the 18th century that is strongly opposed to any government intervention in business affairs. Sometimes referred to as "Let it be economics. , parked on the edge of a Communist superpower that effectively guarantees its existence, in the year of 1976, when by all canons of modern economics, such a place is impossible?" --Mark Tier, "Hong Kong: An 'Impossible Anachronism' Does a Roaring ROARING. A disease among horses occasioned by the circumstance of the neck of the windpipe being too narrow for accelerated respiration; the disorder is frequently produced by sore throat or other topical inflammation. 2. Trade in Asia" --June 1977 |
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