--- title: "4 Ralph Borsodi Quotes - Famous Economist (Flight from the city)" description: "Ralph Borsodi was an American agrarian theorist and practical experimenter interested in ways of living useful to the modern family desiring greater sel..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-ralph-borsodi-77040.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Ralph Borsodi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-ralph-borsodi-77040.jpg) # Ralph Borsodi (1885–1977) Economist **4** quotes in **54** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Ralph Borsodi was an economist, best known for *Flight from the city*. ## Quick Facts About Ralph Borsodi Born November 30, 1885 Died October 26, 1977 Profession Economist Notable works Flight from the city ## About Ralph Borsodi Ralph Borsodi was an American agrarian theorist and practical experimenter interested in ways of living useful to the modern family desiring greater self-reliance. Much of his theory related to living in rural surroundings on a modern homestead and was rooted in his reading of the writings of Henry George. He also was a political philosopher and social reformer, who criticized the benefits of urban living. ## Quotes by Ralph Borsodi > [Modern problems proliferate and remain unsolved because we spend so much time trying to deal with societal and world problems without first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-borsodi/modern-problems-proliferate-and-remain-unsolved-because-we-spend-so/) [Ralph Borsodi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-borsodi/) [Community](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/community/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/505/ralph-borsodi-71770_community_modern-problems-proliferate-and-remain-u_314717.jpg) > [But there's more than just solving the how-to problems. I've often said that if we're going to have a real rural renaissance,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-borsodi/but-there-s-more-than-just-solving-the-how-to-problems-i-ve-often/) [Ralph Borsodi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-borsodi/) [Community](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/community/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52b/ralph-borsodi-71770_community_but-there-s-more-than-just-solving-the-h_880850.jpg) > [There is less leisure now than in the Middle Ages, when one third of the year consisted of holidays and festivals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-borsodi/there-is-less-leisure-now-than-in-the-middle-ages-when-one-third-of/) [Ralph Borsodi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-borsodi/) [Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae8/ralph-borsodi-71770_age_there-is-less-leisure-now-than-in-the-mi_1960220.jpg) > [Man is a gregarious animal. He's not supposed to live in isolation. He should actually live in a community, but a community…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-borsodi/man-is-a-gregarious-animal-he-s-not-supposed-to-live-in-isolation-he/) [Ralph Borsodi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-borsodi/) [Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b22/ralph-borsodi-71770_animal_man-is-a-gregarious-animal-he-s-not-supp_2043502.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-borsodi/#itemlist", "name": "Ralph Borsodi Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Modern problems proliferate and remain unsolved because we spend so much time trying to deal with societal and world problems without first dealing with family and community problems. 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