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...the discipline of economics has yet to get over its childish passion for mathematics and for purely theoretical and often highly ideological…
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For far too long economists have sought to define themselves in terms of their supposedly scientific methods. In fact, those methods rely…
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Over a long period of time, the main force in favor of greater equality has been the diffusion of knowledge and skills.
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When the rate of return on capital exceeds the rate of growth of output and income, as it did in the nineteenth…
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What was the good of industrial development, what was the good of all the technological innovations, toil, and population movements if, after…
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Democracy will never be supplanted by a republic of experts—and that is a very good thing.
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Contrary to a tenacious myth, France is not owned by California pension funds or the Bank of China, any more than the…
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There is one great advantage to being an academic economist in France: here, economists are not highly respected in the academic and…
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Indeed, the distribution of wealth is too important an issue to be left to economists, sociologists, historians, and philosophers.
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I loved American universities. In many ways, they are better organized - certainly than French universities.
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Capitalism and market forces are very powerful in producing wealth and innovation. But we need to ensure that these forces act in…
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We want capitalism and market forces to be the slave of democracy rather than the opposite.
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That is why, no matter how desperate the predicament is, I am always very much in earnest about clutching my cane, straightening…
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Life is adventure, not predicament.
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Just as a small fire is extinguished by the storm whereas a large fire is enhanced by it - likewise a weak…
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Henry James once defined life as that predicament which precedes death, and certainly nobody owes you a debt of honor or gratitude…
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I saw one of my primary tasks was to do what I could to restore confidence, to ensure that people knew and…
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If you have no enemies you are apt to be in the same predicament in regard to friends.
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Looking in the mirror, staring back at me isn't so much a face as the expression of a predicament.
— Colin Firth
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Well, I was lost but now I live here! I have severely improved my predicament!
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We must never forget that we may also find meaning in life even when confronted with a hopeless situation, when facing a…
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They're caught where there's no way out or where you can't see out. What are you going to do about it? I…
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When we stop to count our blessings rather than focusing on our predicament, our attitude will be able to help us cope…
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