What the businessman is most likely to be interested in is q... - Joseph Schumpeter

This quote is attributed to Joseph Schumpeter.

"What the businessman is most likely to be interested in is quick profit without regard to the long-term consequences of his actions."

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Economist Historian Austrian-American 1883–1950

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