The Philosopher
Henry Hazlitt
The face
The background
- Nationality:
- American
- Schools:
- Austrian School, Classical liberalism
- Branchs:
- Economics, Literary criticism, Philosophy, Ethics
- Period:
- 20th century
The synopsis
The works
Economics in One Lesson
The Failure of the New Economics
The Foundations of Morality
Thinking as a Science
The Way to Will-Power
The Anatomy of Criticism
A New Constitution Now
The Great Idea
Man vs. The Welfare State
The Conquest of Poverty
The quotes
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.
The first requisite of a sound monetary system is that it put the least possible power over the quantity or quality of money in the hands of the politicians.
A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end will point out the means.
The 'private sector' of the economy is, in fact, the voluntary sector; and the 'public sector' is, in fact, the coercive sector.
The ideas which now pass for brilliant innovations and advances are in fact mere revivals of ancient errors, and a further proof of the dictum that those who are ignorant of the past are condemned to repeat it.