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> [Today if you look at most economic textbooks, economics is not defined by subject matter. It's presented as a science of social choice that applies not only to material goods - not only to flat-screen televisions - but to every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sandel/today-if-you-look-at-most-economic-textbooks-economics-is-not-defined/)

[Michael Sandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sandel/)

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> [I'm not currently into economic textbooks, but my grandchildren tell me that the book by Gregory Mankiw, former head of the white house council of economic advisers is a model of intelligence and clarity. Why not try that one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-bogle/i-m-not-currently-into-economic-textbooks-but-my-grandchildren-tell/)

[John C. Bogle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-bogle/)

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