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Britain’s electrical network is in even worse disrepair than America’s. I am not sure if it is a geopolitical asset to be able to stiff-upper-lip one’s way through ineffectual government. Maybe it’s more of a liability. But my experience of criticizing Brits resembles my experience of criticizing lawyers.
~ Dan Wang via his 2025 letter
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If I have said nothing new tonight, it may well be because, in a family of nations as in families of individuals we should expect nothing more sensational than growth.
~ Dean Acheson
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Question: What were America’s 10 largest companies in 1995?
The 10 largest companies on the 1995 Fortune 500 list via CNN Money:
Between 1985 and 1995, three companies dropped out of the Fortune 500 Top 10: Texaco; DuPont; and Amoco.
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