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> [“To say a situation is ‘lost’ or hopeless is in one sense equivalent to saying it is perfect, for in both cases efforts at improvement can bring no positive results.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mancur-olson/to-say-a-situation-is-lost-or-hopeless-is-in-one-sense-equivalent-to/)

[Mancur Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mancur-olson/)

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## More by Mancur Olson

> [Wicksell's old-fashioned liberalism is reminiscent of John Maynard Keynes' attitude toward conscription during World War I. Keynes opposed conscription, but he was not a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mancur-olson/wicksell-s-old-fashioned-liberalism-is-reminiscent-of-john-maynard/)

[Mancur Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mancur-olson/)

> [Unions are for 'collective bargaining,' not individual bargaining. It follows that most of the achievements of a union, even if they were more impressive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mancur-olson/unions-are-for-collective-bargaining-not-individual-bargaining-it/)

[Mancur Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mancur-olson/)

> [A small group is powerful in matters relating to a particular industry, because then it is normally the only organized force, but it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mancur-olson/a-small-group-is-powerful-in-matters-relating-to-a-particular/)

[Mancur Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mancur-olson/)

> [If the state, with all of the emotional resources at its command, cannot finance its most basic and vital activities without resort to compulsion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mancur-olson/if-the-state-with-all-of-the-emotional-resources-at-its-command/)

[Mancur Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mancur-olson/)

> [“To say a situation is ‘lost’ or hopeless is in one sense equivalent to saying it is perfect, for in both cases efforts at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mancur-olson/to-say-a-situation-is-lost-or-hopeless-is-in-one-sense-equivalent-to/)

[Mancur Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mancur-olson/)

> [Just as there can be little doubt that labor unions are a significant political force, neither can there be much question that this political…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mancur-olson/just-as-there-can-be-little-doubt-that-labor-unions-are-a-significant/)

[Mancur Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mancur-olson/)

> [The money our society spends goes to appease those with power. As such, it goes mainly to those who don't need it. A nation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mancur-olson/the-money-our-society-spends-goes-to-appease-those-with-power-as-such/)

[Mancur Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mancur-olson/)

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