A Professor of Columbia University won a prize by writing a Book in 15 hours. That’s a good thing. The quicker the Authors write them the quicker they can get to some useful work. But if Pascal were on earth today and heard of that feat he would say: “That’s fine, Professor, but what did you do with the other 10 Hours?”
It takes two and a half Tons of Marks to buy a Stein of Beer in Berlin. Before the War you could have bought two and a half Tons of Beer for a Mark. What does Wall Street think of that? It shows you that selfish Interests can’t rule the People, when they make up their mind to rebel.
P.S. You see I have an Encyclopedia, too.
FOOTNOTES:
[B] With apologies to Arthur Brisbane.
SETTLING THE AFFAIRS OF THE WORLD IN MY OWN WAY
“IF THEY HAVEN’T GOT ENOUGH WATER IN THERE TO FILL THE HARBOR, WE WILL HAVE TO ASK THE NEIGHBORS TO DRAIN THEIR CORN LIQUOR.”