David Landes Quotes

If we learn anything from the history of economic development, it is that culture makes all the difference.

Scepticism and refusal of authority is at the heart of scientific endeavour. Scientific knowledge dictates economic possibilities

If the gains from trade in commodities are substantial, they are small compared to trade in ideas

Educated, eyes-open optimism pays; pessimism can only offer the empty consolation of being right.

It is the process of evolution which identifies innovative benefits from any source and selects them on merit without prejudice