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"He had the tactical wit to dress up ancient statist and inflationist fallacies with modern, pseudoscientific jargon, making them appear to be the latest findings of economic science."

— Rothbard, Murray event 2010

From Keynes, the Man

Context: From Keynes, the Man (2010). Part of Rothbard's broader argument that Keynes's genius lay in packaging rather than substance: repackaging discredited statist economics as cutting-edge science.

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