Ability Quote by Gunnar Myrdal

As a forecaster, Marx shared the common destiny of all prophets: to be belied by events.

— Gunnar Myrdal

In most circles, the idea of economic planning has been in disrepute most of the time and, particularly in America, has almost carried connotations…

— Gunnar Myrdal

The short-term international capital market is shrunken and erratic, and cannot be relied upon to cushion the effects of tendencies to disequilibrium in the…

— Gunnar Myrdal

So many social changes are as irreversible as the reaction when sodium is thrown into water.

— Gunnar Myrdal

Language, as we know, is full of illogicalities.

— Gunnar Myrdal

All sudden and violent changes, whatever their causes or character, must tend to decrease the respect for status quo as a natural order of…

— Gunnar Myrdal

America has had gifted conservative statesmen and national leaders. But with few exceptions, only the liberals have gone down in history as national heroes.

— Gunnar Myrdal

It is natural for the ordinary American when he sees something wrong to feel not only that there should be a law against it…

— Gunnar Myrdal

Generally speaking, the less privileged groups in democratic society, as they become aware of their interests and their political power, will be found to…

— Gunnar Myrdal

America is conservative in fundamental principles... but the principles conserved are liberal and some, indeed, are radical.

— Gunnar Myrdal

It is no accident that the Victorian age, the heyday of conventionalism, was the cultural bloom of economic liberalism.

— Gunnar Myrdal

Rent control has in certain Western countries constituted, maybe, the worst example of poor planning by Governments lacking courage and vision.

— Gunnar Myrdal