Although the Chinese had used opium as a medicine, there was no widespread addiction before the British arrived.
A successful society is characterized by a rising living standard for its population, increasing investment in factories and basic infrastructure, an… - Robert Trout
A successful society is characterized by a rising living standard for its population, increasing investment in factories and basic infrastructure, an…
- Robert Trout
We fear doing too little when we should do more. Then atone by doing too much, when perhaps we should do less. - Robert Trout
We fear doing too little when we should do more. Then atone by doing too much, when perhaps we should do less.
Many Chinese saw opium as a poison introduced by foreign enemies. - Robert Trout
Many Chinese saw opium as a poison introduced by foreign enemies.
The myth that John Locke was the philosopher behind the American Republic, is easily refuted by examining how Locke's philosophy steered Thomas Jeffe… - Robert Trout
The myth that John Locke was the philosopher behind the American Republic, is easily refuted by examining how Locke's philosophy steered Thomas Jeffe…
From this bestial view that the human mind consists of only sense certainty, pleasure and pain, Locke developed an equally bestial theory of the nati… - Robert Trout
From this bestial view that the human mind consists of only sense certainty, pleasure and pain, Locke developed an equally bestial theory of the nati…
At midnight on July 1, 1997, Hongkong, the British Crown Colony, will be restored to China. This is not only an event which will be celebrated by pat… - Robert Trout
At midnight on July 1, 1997, Hongkong, the British Crown Colony, will be restored to China. This is not only an event which will be celebrated by pat…
In order for a society to survive, it must generate a sufficient level of physical production both to meet its current needs, and to produce a surplu… - Robert Trout
In order for a society to survive, it must generate a sufficient level of physical production both to meet its current needs, and to produce a surplu…
The East India Company established a monopoly over the production of opium, shortly after taking over Bengal. - Robert Trout
The East India Company established a monopoly over the production of opium, shortly after taking over Bengal.
The East India Company's domination of the Indian economy was based on its private army. - Robert Trout
The East India Company's domination of the Indian economy was based on its private army.
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