Essays: Moral, Political and AestheticD. Appleton, 1888 - 428 páginas |
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... directors ; the carelessness which has permitted Robson and Redpath frauds ; the rashness perseveringly shown in making unprofitable branches and extensions . But facts of this kind are sufficiently familiar . All men are convinced that ...
... directors ; the carelessness which has permitted Robson and Redpath frauds ; the rashness perseveringly shown in making unprofitable branches and extensions . But facts of this kind are sufficiently familiar . All men are convinced that ...
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... directors , the secretary , engineer , superintend- ent , traffic - manager , and others such ? Should we not be astonished at their stupidity ? Should we not prophesy that the private advantage of officials would frequently override ...
... directors , the secretary , engineer , superintend- ent , traffic - manager , and others such ? Should we not be astonished at their stupidity ? Should we not prophesy that the private advantage of officials would frequently override ...
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... directors , etc. , and then ask what training their previous lives have given them for the intricate busi- ness of legislation , to see at once how extreme must be the incompetence . One would think that the whole sys- tem had been ...
... directors , etc. , and then ask what training their previous lives have given them for the intricate busi- ness of legislation , to see at once how extreme must be the incompetence . One would think that the whole sys- tem had been ...
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... directors thus misinterpreted it , and not only have shareholders foolishly allowed it to be thus misinterpreted ; but legislators have so little un derstood their duties , as to have constantly endorsed the misinterpretation . To this ...
... directors thus misinterpreted it , and not only have shareholders foolishly allowed it to be thus misinterpreted ; but legislators have so little un derstood their duties , as to have constantly endorsed the misinterpretation . To this ...
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... directors , di- rectors their chairman ; there is an annual retirement of a certain proportion of the board , giving facilities for super- seding them ; and , by this means , the whole ruling body may be changed in periods varying from ...
... directors , di- rectors their chairman ; there is an annual retirement of a certain proportion of the board , giving facilities for super- seding them ; and , by this means , the whole ruling body may be changed in periods varying from ...
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