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So efficient are the available instruments of slavery; fingerprints, lie detectors, brain washings, gas chambers; that we shiver at the thought of political change which might put these instruments in the hands of men of hate.

Bernard Baruch

I get the facts, I study them patiently, I apply imagination.
BERNARD BARUCH

Imagination Inspirational Intelligence
Most of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking.
BERNARD BARUCH

Inspirational Success Talking
None of us can be free of conflict and woe. Even the greatest men have had to accept disappointments as their daily bread. … The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.
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Art Disappointment Lying
If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
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Hammers Nails Political
Science has taught us how to put the atom to work. But to make it work for good instead of for evil lies in the domain dealing with the principles of human dignity. We are now facing a problem more of ethics than of physics.
BERNARD BARUCH

Atom Domain Evil Instead Lies Lying Taught
Never play tips from “insiders.” They can’t see the forest for the trees.
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Forests Insider Play Tree
We are living in a highly organized state of socialism. The state is all; the individual is of importance only as he contributes to the welfare of the state. His property is only his as the state does not need it. He must hold his life and his possessions at the call of the state.
BERNARD BARUCH

Contribute Needs Socialism
Making a success of the job at hand is the best step toward the kind you want.
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Inspirational Jobs Work
The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.
BERNARD BARUCH

Courage Encouraging Meaningful
Knowing yourself and knowing the facts, you can judge whether you can change the situation so it is more to your liking. If you cannot–or if you do not know how to improve on things–then discipline yourself to the adjustments that will be necessary.
BERNARD BARUCH

Change Fact Improve Knowing Situation Thing
You may not like what you find. In that case you are entitled to try to change it. But do not deceive yourself as to what you do find to be the facts of the situation.
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Deceive Entitled Fact Like Situation
We are here today to make a choice between the quick and the dead.
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Choices Dead Quick Today
Everyone is entitled to be wrong about their opinions, but no one has the right to be wrong about their facts.
BERNARD BARUCH

Catchy Facts Opinion
Millions saw the apple fall but Newton was the one who asked why.
BERNARD BARUCH

Inspirational Leadership Teacher
Peace is never long preserved by weight of metal or by an armament race.
BERNARD BARUCH

Agreement Lying Race
The longer I operated on Wall Street the more distrustful I became of tips and inside information of every kind. Given time, I believe that inside information can break the Bank of England
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Believe Country Information Wall

So efficient are the available instruments of slavery; fingerprints, lie detectors, brain washings, gas chambers; that we shiver at the thought of political change which might put these instruments in the hands of men of hate.

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So efficient are the available instruments of slavery; fingerprints, lie detectors, brain washings, gas chambers; that we shiver at the thought of political change which might put these instruments in the hands of men of hate.

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