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Henry Hazlitt Quotes

1894–1993 United States

Henry Stuart Hazlitt (November 28, 1894 – July 9, 1993) was an American journalist who wrote about business and economics for such publications as The Wall Street Journal, The Nation, The American Mercury, Newsweek, and The New York Times.

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In brief, on net balance, machines, technological improvements, economies and efficiency do not throw men out of work.

Economics in One Lesson (1946)

Every man knows there are evils in this world which need setting right. Every man has pretty definite ideas as what these evils are. But to most men one in particular stands out vividly. To some, in fact, this stands out with such startling vividness that they lose sight of other evils, or look upon them as the natural consequence of their own particular evil-in-chief.

Thinking As A Science (1916)

The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups.

Economics in One Lesson (1946)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Henry Hazlitt (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.