It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.

Upton Sinclair

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Topic

Self-interest Selfishness Incentives

Author

Upton Sinclair

Source

I, Candidate for Governor: And How I Got Licked

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1935 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Activist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Sinclair, Upton. I, Candidate for Governor: And How I Got Licked. Farrar & Rinehart, 1935.

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Topic
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Speaker
Charles F. Kettering
Language
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Time
1939 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Kettering, Charles F. Spoken during a luncheon. Joint luncheon held by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and the Advertising Club. July 1939, Los Angeles, CA, USA.