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The greatest productive force is human selfishness.
The greatest productive force is human selfishness.
We've entered an era when very good, competent people aren't getting jobs. One remedy is to stand out, to self-promote. read more
We've entered an era when very good, competent people aren't getting jobs. One remedy is to stand out, to self-promote. If you do, you're going to get the nod over some co-worker.
Economics is not about things and tangible material objects; it is about men, their meanings and actions.
Economics is not about things and tangible material objects; it is about men, their meanings and actions.
Our supplies of natural resources are not finite in any economic sense. Nor does past experience give reason to expect read more
Our supplies of natural resources are not finite in any economic sense. Nor does past experience give reason to expect natural resources to become more scarce. Rather, if history is any guide, natural resources will progressively become less costly, hence less scarce, and will constitute a smaller proportion of our expenses in future years.
Competition on the market aims at assigning to every individual that function in the social system in which he can read more
Competition on the market aims at assigning to every individual that function in the social system in which he can render to all his fellow men the most valuable of the services he is able to perform.
Economics is a theoretical science and as such abstains from any judgement of value. It is not its task to read more
Economics is a theoretical science and as such abstains from any judgement of value. It is not its task to tell people what ends they should aim at. It is a science of the means to be applied for attainment of ends chosen, not, to be sure, a science of the choosing of ends. Ultimate decisions, the valuations and the choosing of ends, are beyond the scope of any science. Science never tells a man how he should act; it merely shows how a man must act if he wants to attain definite ends.
When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.
When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.
Location, location, location.
Location, location, location.
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.