Laurence Yep Quotes
I was surprised at how cosmopolitan the Gold Rush was: prospectors were of all races, genders, and countries. I was equally surprised at how fast gold prospecting became big business.
Yep, Laurence. "Laurence Yep Interview Transcript." Scholastic.com, Scholastic, 2004.
There is a very interesting parallel with the views and statements of FDR at the same time.
Webster was taking regular bribes from large corporations and even complained when his payments were late. So he might have had a pro-large business bias. At the time taking bribes even if there was a quid pro quo was not illegal or even “unethical” by then Congressional rules.
One important observation of this quotation is the pejorative language Mises used to describe “Union Bosses” as opposed to “Union Leaders.” There were indeed a few Union “Bosses” but most unions had popularly elected leaders. It is similar to the left wing critic who refers to Corporate Executives as “Greedy Monopolists.” A few are but most are not. Historically, in the last half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, the conservatives tended to be much better at pejorative language and used it more frequently and uniformly than the liberals who tended to be better in the last part of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.
Laurence Michael Yep is an American writer, best known for his children's books. He is a two-time Newbery Honor winner for books from his Golden Mountain series, the best known title being Dragonwings. In 2005, he received the biennial Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for his career contribution to American children's literature.
