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human nature
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EconomicsFeaturedGovernment
Economic Ideas: Adam Ferguson and Society as a Spontaneous Order
by Richard Ebeling December 1, 2016One of the most cherished misunderstandings, if not delusions, of the social engineer – the individual who would presume to attempt to remake society through conscious and planned design – is the confident belief that he (and those like him) can ever know enough to successfully remold mankind and human institutions.
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Economics
Government Ignores Human Nature – And Warps The World With Its Ignorance
by Seton Motley October 12, 2016Socialism doesn’t work because it tries to root out human nature. Capitalism works because it harnesses it.