“When I talk to anyone or read the writings of anyone who has any axe to grind, I feel that intellectual honesty and balanced judgement have simply disappeared from the face of the earth. Everyone’s thought is forensic, everyone is simply putting a “case” with deliberate suppression of his opponent’s point of view, and, what is more, with complete insensitiveness to any sufferings except those of himself and his friends.”
― Facing Unpleasant Facts: 1937-1939
― Facing Unpleasant Facts: 1937-1939
“Socialism is an alternative to capitalism as potassium cyanide is an alternative to water.”
― Human Action: A Treatise on Economics
― Human Action: A Treatise on Economics
“If you think that moral reasoning is something we do to figure out the truth, you’ll be constantly frustrated by how foolish, biased, and illogical people become when they disagree with you.”
― The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
― The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
“Most actions do not aim at anybody’s defeat or loss. They aim at an improvement in conditions.”
― Human Action: A Treatise on Economics
― Human Action: A Treatise on Economics
“if you're wrong, you will die. But most companies don't die because they are wrong; most die because they don't commit themselves. They fritter away their valuable resources while attempting to make a decision. The greatest danger is in Standing still”
― Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points that Challenge Every Company and Career
― Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points that Challenge Every Company and Career
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