The invisible hand in politics operates in the opposite direction to the invisible hand in the market. — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
Marshall Jevons is the pioneer for integrating economics and detective fiction, and The Mystery of the Invisible Hand is another fine effort… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
In practice, without appropriate government intervention, Smith's "invisible hand" dons brass knuckles and conducts gang warfare, creating fierce battles between competitors who… — Denise Caruso Copy Share Image
A few months ago people were talking about seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Now the only hope is… — Jeffrey Garten Copy Share Image
The invisible hand is not perfect. Indeed, the invisible hand is a little bit arthritic ... I'm a believer in free markets,… — W. Brian Arthur Copy Share Image
The net effect of increasing scale, centralization of capital, vertical integration and diversification within the corporate form of enterprise has been to… — David Harvey Copy Share Image
The key reason executives are paid so much now is that they appoint the members of the corporate board that determines their… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
What's the single most important thing to learn from an economics course today? What I tried to leave my students with is… — Lawrence Summers Copy Share Image
Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day, And with thy bloody and invisible hand Cancel and tear to… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Adam Smith's uncritically enthusiastic modern disciples portray his invisible hand theory as saying that market forces reliably harness selfish individuals to serve… — Robert H. Frank Copy Share Image
“For the vile human pigs in life; the sloppy, disheveled, uncaring dregs, the ungrateful, and especially for the vicious, negative emotional peasants… — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
No people can be bound to acknowledge the invisible hand which conducts the affairs of men more than the people of the… — George Washington Copy Share Image
“There exists no ”invisible hand“—that was always an unfortunate turn of phrase—but billions of highly visible fingers, doing, purely for personal gain,… — L. Neil Smith Copy Share Image
“These people live in many lands, speak different languages, practice different religions, may even hate one another- yet none of these differences… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
The governments of the Western nations, whether monarchical or republican, had passed into the invisible hands of a plutocracy, international in power… — J. F. C. Fuller Copy Share Image
By pursuing his own interest (the individual) frequently promotes that of the society more effectually than when he really intends to promote… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
I believe in God as I believe in my friends, because I feel the breath of His affection, feel His invisible and… — Miguel de Unamuno Copy Share Image
The effect of capitalism is to steer human selfishness so that, through the invisible hand of competition, the energies of the capitalist… — Dinesh D'Souza Copy Share Image
It is the highest impertinence and presumption, therefore, in kings and ministers to pretend to watch over the economy of private people,… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image