"Modern economics is a set of formal models……" — Murray Rothbard
"Modern economics is a set of formal models and equations purporting to fully determine human behaviour, at least in the economic realm. And there is no way that uncertainty can be compressed into determinate mathematical models."
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95 Quotes by Murray Rothbard
Murray Rothbard has 95 quotes on this site.
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The policy of letting the child 'do what he likes' is an insidious one, since the children are encouraged to…
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Children are prepared for democracy by being led to discuss current events without first learning the systematic subjects (politics, economics,…
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All government wars are unjust.
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...The very nature of interstate war puts innocent civilians into great jeopardy, especially with modern technology.
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The State thrives on war - unless, of course, it is defeated and crushed - expands on it, glories in…
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The libertarian creed...offers the fulfillment of the best of the American past along with the promise of a far better…
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It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost.
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Free-market capitalism is a network of free and voluntary exchanges in which producers work, produce, and exchange their products for…
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The diversity of mankind is a basic postulate of our knowledge of human beings. But if mankind is diverse and…
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There is one good thing about Marx: he was not a Keynesian.
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There can be no such thing as 'fairness in taxation.' Taxation is nothing but organized theft, and the concept of…
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In short, the early receivers of the new money in this market chain of events gain at the expense of…
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I'd love to be a diva. But I'd then have to send so many apology notes for my abhorrent behaviour.
— Amy Adams
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There's no map to human behaviour.
— Bjork
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Covering up, so far as I can see, is often the accompaniment to far more truly shameful behaviour than stripping…
— Julie Burchill
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Intervention for the prevention and control of osteoporosis should comprise a combination of legislative action, educational measures, health service activities,…
— Gro Harlem Brundtland
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I see litter as part of a long continuum of anti-social behaviour.
— Bill Bryson
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I've seen the real extreme diva behaviour and I don't think that's who I am.
— Mariah Carey
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Our thinking and our behaviour are always in anticipation of a response. It is therefore fear-based.
— Deepak Chopra
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An act cannot be defined by the end sought by the actor, for an identical system of behaviour may be…
— Emile Durkheim
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On consideration, it is not surprising that Darwin's finches should recognize their own kind primarily by beak characters. The beak…
— David Lack
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Religion is like a virus that affects the behaviour of its host in such a way as to propagate itself…
— Unknown Author
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Men who would face torture without a word become blasphemous at the short fourteenth. It is clear that the game…
— A. P. Herbert
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When people align around shared political, social, economic or environmental values, and take collective action, thinking and behaviour that compromises…
— Simon Mainwaring
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