Friedrich List Outlines of American Political Economy by Friedrich List "Government has not only the right, but it is its duty, to promote everything which may increase the wealth and power of the nation"
Jared Eliot Essays on Animal Husbandry by Jared Eliot "He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity."
John Mearsheimer The Tragedy of Great Power Politics by John Mearsheimer "War is a frequent occurrence in great power politics. It is not the result of irrationality or miscalculation, but rather of the rational pursuit of self-interest in an anarchic world."
Erasmus Peshine Smith A Manual of Political Economy by Erasmus Peshine Smith "In reading certain Economists, one might be led to think that the products of industry were not made for man, but that man was made for the products"