Economic system Quote by Ilchi Lee

“Ultimately, what economics attempts to measure, underneath money, is the totality of all that human beings make and do for each other.”

— Charles Eisenstein

Perhaps the most widespread misunderstanding of economics is that it applies solely to financial transactions. Frequently this leads to statements that "there are noneconomic…

— Thomas Sowell

Economic systems are not value-free columns of numbers based on rules of reason, but ways of expressing what varying societies believe is important.

— Gloria Steinem

“Economics is organized common sense.”

— Thomas Sargent

Economics is a strange science. Our subject deals with some of the most important as well as mundane issues that impinge on the human…

— Dale T. Mortensen

“The economic metaphor came to be applied to every aspect of modern life, especially the areas where it simply didn't belong. In fields such…

— John Lanchester

“To rank economic activities as more or less preferable is ideology, not science: a judgment that is driven by values and predilections, not by…

— Sam Vaknin

I should like to suggest to you that the cause of all the economic troubles is that we have an economic system which tries…

— Paul Dirac

“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

Economics must not be relegated to classrooms and statistical offices and must not be left to esoteric circles. It is the philosophy of human…

— Ludwig von Mises

“Under this system, nonliving things, such as industries and products, are often valued more than living organisms, such as ecosystems and basic human health.…

— Natalia Rose

“The idea is to change the nature and value system of the nation as whole”

— Sunday Adelaja