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George Reisman is a renowned economist, born on January 13, 1937. His research focuses on macroeconomics and monetary theory, having a profound impact on economic liberalism.

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“The free market exists to promote prosperity and human life, and that is what it has accomplished, splendidly, with breathtaking brilliance. In the industrialized world, the average person today enjoys a standard of living superior to that of kings and emperors of the past. The whole world's population is capable of enjoying the same marvelous results, if it adopts economic freedom.”

“Under capitalism each individual engages in economic planning.”

Individual Economic Capitalism Planning Finance

Book:The Government Against the Economy: The Story of the U.S. Government's On-going Destruction of the American Economic System Through Price Controls

Source: The Government Against the Economy: The Story of the U.S. Government's On-going Destruction of the American Economic System Through Price Controls

“Whoever claims that economic competition represents survival of the fittest in the sense of the law of the jungle, provides the clearest possible evidence of his lack of knowledge of economics.”

Law Economic Survival Evidence Economics Claims Competition Jungle Survival Of The Fittest Lack Of Knowledge Economic Competition

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“The truth is that economic competition is the very opposite of competition in the animal kingdom. It is not a competition in the grabbing off of scarce nature-given supplies, as it is in the animal kingdom. Rather, it is a competition in the positive creation of new and additional wealth.”

Given Wealth Animal Economic Creation Truth Is Opposites Competition Kingdoms Supplies Scarce Grabbing Animal Kingdom Economic Competition

Author:George Reisman

About the Author

Born: January 13, 1937
Known for: Economist
Quotes: 11

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The Government Against the Economy: The Story of the U.S. Government's On-going Destruction of the American Economic System Through Price ControlsRelated source material

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