Economics Quote by David Cay Johnston

We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature. They are made by human beings.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Man cannot change a single law of nature, but can put himself into such relations to natural laws that he can profit by them"...”

— Anonymous

“A Government is not free to do as it pleases…. The law of nature stands as an eternal rule to all men, legislators as…

— David Boaz

“Wouldn't economics make a lot more sense if it were based on how people actually behave, instead of how they should behave?”

— Dan Ariely

“Economy and environment are the same thing. That is the rule of nature.”

— Mollie Beattie

“There are no rules. Only principles and natural laws.”

— Diana Wynne Jones

The most basic law of economics?that one cannot get something for nothing.

— Sir Henry Roy Forbes Harrod

“Economics is the tool we hide behind today in order to justify an abhorrent track record of abuses of human rights and degradation of…

— Steve Carlsson

The economy is not immutable; it's not about natural laws. It's about rules, and we make the rules.

— Gavin Newsom

“You can't change laws without first changing human nature... You can't change human nature without first changing the law.”

— Neal Shusterman

“Remember, laws are created by man, and there is nothing as fallible as man.”

— Chris Fraser

Spread the truth-the laws of economics are like the laws of engineering. One set of laws works everywhere.

— Lawrence Summers