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Economics is a theoretical science and as such abstains from any judgement of value. It is not its task to read more
Economics is a theoretical science and as such abstains from any judgement of value. It is not its task to tell people what ends they should aim at. It is a science of the means to be applied for attainment of ends chosen, not, to be sure, a science of the choosing of ends. Ultimate decisions, the valuations and the choosing of ends, are beyond the scope of any science. Science never tells a man how he should act; it merely shows how a man must act if he wants to attain definite ends.
If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion.
If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion.
Get me inside any boardroom and I'll get any decision I want.
Get me inside any boardroom and I'll get any decision I want.
The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.
The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.
It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.
It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.
We do not hear the term "compassionate" applied to business executives or entrepreneurs, certainly not when they are engaged in read more
We do not hear the term "compassionate" applied to business executives or entrepreneurs, certainly not when they are engaged in their normal work. Yet in terms of results in the measurable form of jobs created, lives enriched, communities built, living standards raised, and poverty healed, a handful of capitalists has done infinitely more for mankind than all the self-serving politicians, academics, social workers, and religionists who march under the banner of "compassion".
Prosperity is living easily and happily in the real world, whether you have money or not.
Prosperity is living easily and happily in the real world, whether you have money or not.
Economics is first and foremost about the thoughts leading up to choice.
Economics is first and foremost about the thoughts leading up to choice.
I wake up every morning and thank God I’m not a chartered accountant any longer, but involved with property.
I wake up every morning and thank God I’m not a chartered accountant any longer, but involved with property.
