It is a known fact that almost all revolutions have been th… - Vilfredo Pareto

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It is a known fact that almost all revolutions have been the work, not of the common people, but of the aristocracy, and especially of the decayed part of the aristocracy.

Vilfredo Pareto

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Vilfredo Pareto (July 15 1848 – August 19 1923) was an Italian engineer, sociologist, economist, and philosopher, who contributed greatly to turning economics into a data-based science.

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Alternative Names: Vilfredo Federico Damaso Pareto • Wilfried Fritz Pareto • Pareto

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The economic and social theories used by those who take part in the social struggle ought to be judged not by their objective value but primarily for their effectiveness in arousing emotions. The scientific refutation of them which can be made is useless, however correct it may be objectively.

When it is useful to them, men can believe a theory of which they know nothing more than its name.

For a very long time, and among a large number of peoples, political power has belonged to the owners of the land.

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