" An economy without creative destruction--which is to say, one without entrepreneurs--is trapped in a state of "circular flow.

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The death toll from the quake is expected to rise even higher, with state media saying thousands are still trapped in collapsed buildings.

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It was inconvenient for those who were trapped on motorways or blockaded in harbours, but the internal affairs of a nation-state were its own business.

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They took the drastic measure after state power company Eskom said it could not guarantee supplies, raising fears of miners being trapped underground.

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In spite of their exhaustion, in spite of the fact that they had worked themselves into a state of total fatigue, they still wanted to keep fighting on for their fellow brothers and sisters trapped in the rubble.

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