Friday, September 11, 2009

Eliza Gray: Samuel Johnson and the Virtue of Capitalism - WSJ.com

Eliza Gray: Samuel Johnson and the Virtue of Capitalism - WSJ.com: "It was the ultimate gathering of statesmen, thinkers and artists, the likes of which aren't likely to be found in Davos or at any Renaissance Weekend. 'The Club,' as it was simply known, was founded in 1764 by the moralist and polymath Samuel Johnson, and included the likes of political philosopher Edmund Burke, painter Joshua Reynolds, naturalist Joseph Banks, historian Edward Gibbon and economist Adam Smith."

I think we need something like this again. TED is a different take on the question.

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