With respect to the present time, there are few persons who… - Jean-Baptiste Say

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With respect to the present time, there are few persons who unite the qualifications of good observers with a situation favourable for accurate observation.

Jean-Baptiste Say

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About Jean-Baptiste Say

Jean-Baptiste Say (5 January 1767 – 15 November 1832) was a French economist and businessman. He was said to have held classically liberal views. He is most remembered today for Say's Law.

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