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“When economists insist that they too are scientists because they use mathematics, they are no different from astrologists protesting that they are just as scientific as astronomers because they also use computers and complicated charts.”
― Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: A Brief History of Capitalism
― Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: A Brief History of Capitalism
“Save us from the help of the well-meaning.”
― Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit
― Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit
“My reason for writing it was the conviction that the economy is too important to leave to the economists.”
― Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: or, How Capitalism Works—and How It Fails
― Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: or, How Capitalism Works—and How It Fails
“Without commitment, you'll never start. But more importantly, without consistency, you'll never finish.”
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“All systems of domination work by enveloping us in their narrative and superstitions in such a way that we cannot see beyond them. Taking a step or two back, finding a way to inspect them from the outside, allows us a glimpse of how imperfect, how ludicrous, they are. Securing this glimpse keeps you in touch with reality.”
― Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: or, How Capitalism Works—and How It Fails
― Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: or, How Capitalism Works—and How It Fails
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