No form of government, no economic system, no currency, and no empire lasts forever. Yet when they collapse, almost everyone is surprised and suffers the consequences.
hedged in the source 2021-01-01 → 2022-01-01
Standing
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What bears on it
- supports Dalio book (2021)
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Voices
- Ray Dalio independent hedged
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- No form of government, no economic system, no currency, and no empire lasts forever. Yet when they collapse, almost everyone is surprised and suffers the…
No form of government, no economic system, no currency, and no empire lasts forever.
Yet when they collapse, almost everyone is surprised and suffers the consequences.
Sources
Origin: extracted from China gave the United States the same response that Britain heard in 1956.Six weeks ago, the United States threatened all countries doing business with Iran with sanctions.China said no to this, loud and clear.When Britain threatened Egypt in 1956, it had heard the same response from the US.... · 2026-10-08 17:27