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I think that it's more important for an economist to be wise and sophisticated in scientific method than it is for a physicist because with controlled laboratory experiments possible, they practically guide you; you couldn't go astray. Whereas in economics, by dogma and misunderstanding, you can go very sadly astray.
— Paul Samuelson
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The history of the twentieth century - America's century! - has been pretty much a history of rising prices.
— Paul Samuelson
Tags: rising, pretty, america, history
Let those who will - write the nation's laws - if I can write its textbooks.
— Paul Samuelson
Tags: nation, who, i-can, will
Things swept so badly that I had distrust - after 1967, let's say - of American Keynesianism. For better or worse, U.S. Keynesianism was so far ahead of where it started. I am a cafeteria Keynesian.
— Paul Samuelson
Tags: things, ahead, better, i-am
It is dead wrong about necessary surplus of winnings over losings.
— Paul Samuelson
Tags: over, about, wrong, dead
In this age of specialization, I sometimes think of myself as the last 'generalist' in economics, with interests that range from mathematical economics down to current financial journalism. My real interests are research and teaching.
— Paul Samuelson
Tags: think, research, age, myself
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