History of the Austrian School of Economics

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Robert P. Murphy Karl Smith

Resolved: Government Spending Can Play an Important Role in Boosting Economic Growth. 

Robert P. Murphy

David Graeber's new book allegedly destroys the standard account of the origin of money. If correct, Graeber's views would prove embarrassing to the Austrian School, because it was Carl Menger who developed the first systematic explanation for how people went from barter to a full-blown monetary economy.

Toby Baxendale

An old Polish soldier who had settled in London after World War II exposed me to the teachings of Hayek when I was sixteen years old.

Murray N. Rothbard

Adam Smith was able to sweep the field, while Cantillon and Turgot, who were far superior as technical economists and freedom champions, languished.

Thorsten Polleit

The knowledge that human action is purposeful action has nothing to do with psychology.

Dan Sanchez

A liberal society comes about when Crusoe and Friday peacefully cooperate to perform feats of labor.

Leonard E. Read

His life was devoted to a search for truth, and he gladly shared his findings with any seeker of light.

Henry Hazlitt

I never heard a word of personal bitterness or resentment from his lips.