It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled seas of thought.

Partly, the Russian system succeeds because, in contrast to the Western industrial economies, it makes full use of its manpower.

The greater the wealth the thicker will be the dirt.

We have escapist fiction, so why not escapist biography?

Monetary policy suffers from the unfortunate absence of any occult effect. It has long been clear that economic management...would be greatly facilitated if resort could occasionally be had to witchcraft.

No ethic is as ethical as the work ethic.

Technology, under all circumstances, leads to planning; in its higher manifestations it may put the problems of planning beyond the reach of the industrial firm. Technological compulsions, and not ideology or political will, will require the firm to seek the help and protection of the state.