Quotes from David Landes

the clock is not merely a means of keeping track of the hours, but of synchronising the actions of men

If we learn anything from the history of economic development, it is that culture makes all the difference.

Scepticism and refusal of authority is at the heart of scientific endeavour. Scientific knowledge dictates economic possibilities

Educated, eyes-open optimism pays; pessimism can only offer the empty consolation of being right.