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> [The natural proclivity of democratic governments is to pursue public policies which concentrate benefits on the well-organized and well-informed, and disperse the costs on the unorganized and ill-informed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-boettke/the-natural-proclivity-of-democratic-governments-is-to-pursue-public/)

[Peter Boettke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-boettke/)

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## More by Peter Boettke

> [“There is nothing as dangerous as an economist who only knows economics except the moral philosopher who knows no economics.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-boettke/there-is-nothing-as-dangerous-as-an-economist-who-only-knows/)

[Peter Boettke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-boettke/)

> [We do not need to understand economics in order to experience the benefits of freedom of exchange and production. But we may very well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-boettke/we-do-not-need-to-understand-economics-in-order-to-experience-the/)

[Peter Boettke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-boettke/)

> [Economics teaches humility because it teaches us more about what we can't do than what we can do](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-boettke/economics-teaches-humility-because-it-teaches-us-more-about-what-we/)

[Peter Boettke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-boettke/)

> [If you bound the arms and legs of gold-medal swimmer Michael Phelps, weighed him down with chains, threw him in a pool and he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-boettke/if-you-bound-the-arms-and-legs-of-gold-medal-swimmer-michael-phelps/)

[Peter Boettke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-boettke/)

> [The natural proclivity of democratic governments is to pursue public policies which concentrate benefits on the well-organized and well-informed, and disperse the costs on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-boettke/the-natural-proclivity-of-democratic-governments-is-to-pursue-public/)

[Peter Boettke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-boettke/)

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