Facts about Henry George

Occup.Economist
FromUSA
BornSeptember 2, 1839
DiedOctober 29, 1897
Aged58 years

Summary

Henry George was a famous Economist from USA, who lived between September 2, 1839 and October 29, 1897. He/she became 58 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac virgo, who is known for Analyzing, Practical, Reflective, Observation, Thoughtful. Our collection contains 14 quotes who is written / told by Henry.

14 Famous quotes by Henry George

Small: How many men are there who fairly earn a million dollars?
"How many men are there who fairly earn a million dollars?"
Small: Capital is a result of labor, and is used by labor to assist it in further production. Labor is the act
"Capital is a result of labor, and is used by labor to assist it in further production. Labor is the active and initial force, and labor is therefore the employer of capital"
Small: The man who gives me employment, which I must have or suffer, that man is my master, let me call him wh
"The man who gives me employment, which I must have or suffer, that man is my master, let me call him what I will"
Small: Let no man imagine that he has no influence. Whoever he may be, and wherever he may be placed, the man
"Let no man imagine that he has no influence. Whoever he may be, and wherever he may be placed, the man who thinks becomes a light and a power"
Small: How can a man be said to have a country when he has not right of a square inch of it
"How can a man be said to have a country when he has not right of a square inch of it"
Small: Progressive societies outgrow institutions as children outgrow clothes
"Progressive societies outgrow institutions as children outgrow clothes"
Small: The methods by which a trade union can alone act, are necessarily destructive its organization is neces
"The methods by which a trade union can alone act, are necessarily destructive; its organization is necessarily tyrannical"
Small: He who sees the truth, let him proclaim it, without asking who is for it or who is against it
"He who sees the truth, let him proclaim it, without asking who is for it or who is against it"
Small: The march of invention has clothed mankind with powers of which a century ago the boldest imagination c
"The march of invention has clothed mankind with powers of which a century ago the boldest imagination could not have dreamt"
Small: That which is unjust can really profit no one that which is just can really harm no one
"That which is unjust can really profit no one; that which is just can really harm no one"
Small: There is danger in reckless change, but greater danger in blind conservatism
"There is danger in reckless change, but greater danger in blind conservatism"
Small: What has destroyed every previous civilization has been the tendency to the unequal distribution of wea
"What has destroyed every previous civilization has been the tendency to the unequal distribution of wealth and power"
Small: Poorly paid labor is inefficient labor, the world over
"Poorly paid labor is inefficient labor, the world over"
Small: Man is the only animal whose desires increase as they are fed the only animal that is never satisfied
"Man is the only animal whose desires increase as they are fed; the only animal that is never satisfied"