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—Robert W. Poole Jr., “Rescue Chrysler?”
“The economic distresses of the Western industrialized world today clearly indicate that something has gone wrong. The Keynesian orthodoxy that has dominated economic theory and policy in the post–World War II era promised full employment, price stability, and rapid economic growth. Instead, we now face high unemployment, accelerating inflation, and stagnation.”
—William P. Field Jr., “The Conceits of the Keynesians”
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—Don B. Kates Jr., “If You Liked Watergate, You’ll Love Handgun Prohibition” —November 1979
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