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Race is a biological concept but it is a social reality.
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Civilization is an enormous device for economizing knowledge,.
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People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.
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There are few things more dishonorable than misleading the young.
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All statements are true, if you are free to redefine their terms.
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Envy is always referred to by its political alias, 'social justice.
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Economics is concerned with what emerges, not what anyone intended.
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In the long run, the greatest weapon of mass destruction is stupidity.
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Most problems do not get solved. They get superseded by other concerns.
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Government bailouts are like potato chips: You can't stop with just one.
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Any statistics can be extrapolated to the point where they show disaster.
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Understanding the limitations of human beings is the beginning of wisdom.
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The principles applied in economic processes are general social principles.
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Talkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty.
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The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best.
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Our national problems usually do not cause nearly as much harm as the solutions.
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Deception is one of the quickest ways to gain little things and lose big things.
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All that makes earlier times seem simpler is our ignorance of their complexities.
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Students are often in no position to judge 'relevance' until long after the fact.
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Too often the past has been twisted to fit the visions and agendas of the present.
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Competition does a much more effective job than government at protecting consumers.
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Politics is the art of making your selfish desires seem like the national interest.
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You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible.
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Trade-offs have been with us ever since the late unpleasantness in the Garden of Eden.
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Relevance is not something you can predict. It is something you discover after the fact.
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Nobody is equal to anybody. Even the same man is not equal to himself on different days.
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One of the grand fallacies of our time is that something beneficial should be subsidized.
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All justice is inherently social. Can someone on a desert island be either just or unjust?
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Right after liberal Democrats, the most dangerous politicians are country club Republicans.
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The least productive people are usually the ones who are most in favor of holding meetings.
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June 30, 1930
(age 94)
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