The true measure of a thinker is not what he knows, but what... - Joseph Schumpeter

This quote is attributed to Joseph Schumpeter.

"The true measure of a thinker is not what he knows, but what he can create with his knowledge."

Joseph Schumpeter Creativity

Economist Historian Austrian-American 1883–1950

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