Art Quote by Henry Hazlitt

“Economics is more than just a way to see patterns or to unravel puzzling anomalies. Its fundamental concern is with the material standard of…

— Thomas Sowell

Economics is a study of cause-and-effect relationships in an economy. It's purpose is to discern the consequences of various ways of allocating resources which…

— Thomas Sowell

“The task of the economist is not merely, as in equilibrium theory, to examine the logical consistency of various modes of action, but to…

— Ludwig Lachmann

Economics is a theoretical science and as such abstains from any judgement of value. It is not its task to tell people what ends…

— Ludwig von Mises

No very deep knowledge of economics is usually needed for grasping the immediate effects of a measure; but the task of economics is to…

— Ludwig von Mises

Modern economics is sick. Economics has increasingly become an intellectual game played for its own sake and not for its practical consequences for understanding…

— Mark Blaug

The bad economist sees only what immediately strikes the eye; the good economist also looks beyond. The bad economist sees only the direct consequences…

— Henry Hazlitt

It's hard to fathom the psychology of the economics of art. I don't quite understand it, and I don't necessarily want to understand it.

— Philip Taaffe

“Economics is not a true description of one kind of action but an abstract, arbitrary, and therefore erroneous description of all action; and the…

— R. G. Collingwood

Whether we like it or not, it is a fact that economics cannot remain an esoteric branch of knowledge accessible only to small groups…

— Ludwig von Mises

Good writing, and this is especially important in a subject such as economics, must also involve the reader in the matter at hand. It…

— John Kenneth Galbraith

Economics is the continuation of energy/resources by other means.

— Michael Ruppert