Failure, Failures Quotes
This is a catenation of two separate quotes: (1) “Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy.” —Perth, Scotland, 28 May 1948, in Churchill, Europe Unite: Speeches 1947 & 1948 (London: Cassell, 1950), 347. (2) ("Equal sharing of miseries"): Spoken in the House of Commons on October 22, 1945: "The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of Socialism is the equal sharing of miseries".
Although a popular Einstein quote, according the Quote Investigator, there is no evidence he wrote or said these words. The earliest evidence for this quote comes from a 1981 newspaper article reporting on an Al-Anon meeting.
This was hand written the day before D-Day by Eisenhower. It was to be issued in the event of a failure of operation Overlord—the D-Day landings. The success was by no means a sure thing and the greatness of Eisenhower is indicated by the fact that he was not arrogant, kept the possibility of failure in mind, and took it upon himself to accept the responsibility of things had not gone well. This was one of the greatest quotations that was never made.
Musk is one of the very few and earliest technological leaders who spoke out about the potential danger of artificial intelligence and thought it should be regulated.
This is an excellent statement of an ultra conservative view of welfare where the welfare recipient is “punished” for succeeding by losing all or part of the welfare payment. On the other side is a need based philosophy. If someone is in need, welfare will help. But once the person is on his feet and no longer has the degree of need, the welfare payment is ended and the funds are available for someone else is in need.
