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Capitalism without failure is like religion without sin. Bankruptcies and losses concentrate the mind on prudent behavior.

Allan H. Meltzer

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Allan H. Meltzer
Age: 89 †
Born: 1928
Born: February 6
Died: 2017
Died: May 8
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Economist
Historian
Professor
Boston
Massachusetts
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Allan Harold Meltzer
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