Morality, it could be argued, represents the way that people would like the world to work, wheareas economics represents how it actually does work. (Steven D. Levitt)

Morality, it could be argued, represents the way that people would like the world to work, wheareas economics represents how it actually does work.

Steven D. Levitt

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