More from Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
The man who invented the red carpet needed his head examined.
About to disembark on state visit to Brazil (November 1968), as quoted in Andrew Duncan The Reality of Monarchy (1970).Well, you’ll never fly in it, you’re too fat to be an astronaut.
Said at the University of Salford to a 13-year-old aspiring astronaut, who was wishing to fly the NOVA rocket, as quoted in of the gaffe: Prince Philip’s top ten embarrassing moments” in the Daily Mirror (14 December 2009).- The World Wildlife Fund Congress, London, (1970).
More about economics
A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
Alexander Hamilton1757–1804Letter to Robert Morris (30 April 1781)Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.
Milton Friedman1912–2006Capitalism and Freedom (1962), Ch. 1 The Relation Between Economic Freedom and Political Freedom, 2002 edition, page 15
