A Quote by Nilakanta Sri Ram
What we call "willing" is often but an inflation of ourselves, attended by a hardening.
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During the 1970s, inflation expectations rose markedly because the Federal Reserve allowed actual inflation to ratchet up persistently in response to economic disruptions - a development that made it more difficult to stabilize both inflation and employment.
Most people use two totally different sets of criteria for judging themselves versus others. We tend to judge others according to their actions. It's very cut-and-dried. However, we judge ourselves by our intentions. Even if we do the wrong thing, if we believe our motives were good, we let ourselves off the hook. And we are often willing to do that over and over before requiring ourselves to change.
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Gentleman, I am hardening on this enterprise. I repeat, I am now hardening towards this enterprise.
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