Henry Stuart Hazlitt
American economist, philosopher, literary critic and journalist for such publicationsThe 'private sector' of the economy is, in fact, the voluntary sector; and the 'public sector' is, in fact, the coercive sector.More Henry Stuart Hazlitt quotes [08/14/2011 02:08:40]
The ideas which now pass for brilliant innovations and advances are in fact mere revivals of ancient errors, and a further proof of the dictum that those who are ignorant of the past are condemned to repeat it.More Henry Stuart Hazlitt quotes [08/14/2011 02:08:03]
The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups.More Henry Stuart Hazlitt quotes [08/14/2011 02:08:51]
The first requisite of a sound monetary system is that it put the least possible power over the quantity or quality of money in the hands of the politicians.More Henry Stuart Hazlitt quotes [08/14/2011 02:08:57]
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