"The systemic nature of them in the other countries, if not controlled, could lead to similar destruction."
"Nations and races are not separated by the traditional obstacles of earthbound travel."
Good Government Economic Reports, But Persistent Poverty
"There is one big problem, is that, you know, there is always political pressure. In any statistical office in any country of the world, would know more or less what the number the executive politicals ((politicians)) would like to have."
"There should be clearer descriptions about how unreliable these data are. And we'd like to think that these numbers mean something, but most of the time we are just guessing, and we are, we are very often fooled when we do this."
"In Malawi, is an example of that, where every year since they introduced the fertilizer subsidy, every year Malawi could report even higher maize production in the country, to an extent that it became ridiculous, because either Malawians were putting on a lot of weight or Malawians would have to export maize, or the maize production numbers were just simply not true."
Illegal Logging Threatens West and Central Africa
"The area involved proportionately in Liberia is much greater than in, than in the other countries. So it was a much bigger threat to Liberia's forests. But the systemic nature of them in the other countries, if not controlled, could lead to similar destruction."
"The good news in, in Liberia is that the president issued an executive decree early in 2013 to completely close down the private use permits. And she has promised criminal investigations and prosecutions where necessary. But that was back in January. We're now in May and we haven't seen much progress in that investigation and those prosecutions."
Historic Flight from the United States to Europe
"Possibly the most important effect [of commercial aviation] will be on international relations. When measured in hours of flying time, the great distances of the Old World no longer exist. Nations and races are not separated by the traditional obstacles of earthbound travel. There are no inland cities of the air, and no natural obstructions to its commerce."