What men do not know about they take for granted. Knowledge furnishes problems, and the discovery of problems itself constitutes an intellectual adva… - Henry Hazlitt

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What men do not know about they take for granted. Knowledge furnishes problems, and the discovery of problems itself constitutes an intellectual advance.

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About Henry Hazlitt

Henry Stuart Hazlitt (November 28, 1894 – July 9, 1993) was an American journalist who wrote about business and economics for such publications as The Wall Street Journal, The Nation, The American Mercury, Newsweek, and The New York Times.

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