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“Too many theorists have a tendency to ignore facts that contradict their convictions.”

“Biographical profile at the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences”

“A theory is only as good as its assumptions. If the premises are false, the theory has no real scientific value. The only scientific criterion for judging the validity of a scientific theory is a confrontation with the data of experience.”

“Allais's entry on the History of economic thought website”

“In fact, without any exaggeration, the current mechanism of money creation through credit is certainly the "cancer" that's irretrievably eroding market economies of private property.”

“Profile in The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics 2nd edition Library of Economics and Liberty”

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