The historian who merely catalogues facts without understand... - Joseph Schumpeter

"The historian who merely catalogues facts without understanding their interconnections produces only dust."

Joseph Schumpeter History

Economist Historian Austrian-American 1883–1950

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"Capitalism is being killed by its achievements."

"The function of entrepreneurs is to reform or revolutionize the pattern of production."

"I've seen a lot of things in my time."

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"We must learn from history or be doomed to repeat it."

"Every artifact tells a story."