A successful society is characterized by a rising living standard for its population, increasing investment in factories and basic infrastructure, and the generation of additional surplus, which is invested in generating new discoveries in science and technology.

In order for a society to survive, it must generate a sufficient level of physical production both to meet its current needs, and to produce a surplus for upgrading its productive powers.

Although the Chinese had used opium as a medicine, there was no widespread addiction before the British arrived.

We fear doing too little when we should do more. Then atone by doing too much, when perhaps we should do less.

The East India Company established a monopoly over the production of opium, shortly after taking over Bengal.

The myth that the founding of American Republic was based on the philosophy of John Locke could only have been maintained, because the history of Leibniz's influence was suppressed.

Leibniz dedicated his life to efforts to educate people to understand that true happiness is found by locating their identity in benefitting mankind and their posterity.