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George Gilder, born on November 29, 1939, is an American writer, economist, and technology critic. His works cover economics, technology, and public policy, offering profound insights into free markets and technological innovation.

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“At the heart of capitalism is the unification of knowledge and power. As Friedrich Hayek, the leader of the Austrian school of economics, put it, "To assume all the knowledge to be given to a single mind... is to disregard everything that is important and significant in the real world." Because knowledge is dispersed, power must be as well.”

Source: Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism and How it is Revolutionizing our World

“Entrepreneurial creation is the generation, de novo, of novelty and surprise- freedom of choice originating in the world of ideas, and imagination beyond all concern with chemicals. The contrary view- that all ideas are determined by material relationships- is the materialist superstition.”

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Book:Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism and How it is Revolutionizing our World

Source: Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism and How it is Revolutionizing our World

“In a world of dumb terminals and telephones, networks had to be smart. But in a world of smart terminals, networks have to be dumb.”

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“The United States is probably the most [socially] mobile society in the history of the world. The virtues that are most valuable in it are diligence, discipline, ambition, and a willingness to take risks. Education and credentials are most important in government; elsewhere most skills are learned on the job.”

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“Nothing is more deadly to achievement than the belief that effort will not be rewarded, that the world is a bleak and discriminatory place in which only the predatory and the specially preferred can get ahead.”

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Book:Wealth and Poverty: A New Edition for the Twenty-First Century

Source: Wealth and Poverty: A New Edition for the Twenty-First Century

“By merely foreswearing violence and taking advantage of their unique position contiguous with the world’s most creative people, the Palestinians could be rich and happy.”

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Book:The Israel Test: Why the World's Most Beseiged State is a Beacon of Freedom and Hope for the World Economy

Source: The Israel Test: Why the World's Most Beseiged State is a Beacon of Freedom and Hope for the World Economy