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The first thing a man will do for his ideals is lie. — Joseph Schumpeter

Treatise · Economic literature

The first thing a man will do for his ideals is lie.

Joseph Schumpeter
1950
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IdealsLying
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Economic literature
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Time
1950
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Joseph Schumpeter
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Schumpeter, Joseph Alois. History of Economic Analysis. Oxford University Press, 1954, pt. 1, ch. 4, note 10.

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