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Educated, eyes-open optimism pays pessimism can only offer the empty consolation of being right.

David Landes

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David Landes
Age: 89 †
Born: 1924
Born: April 29
Died: 2013
Died: August 17
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Economic Historian
Economist
Historian
University Teacher
New York City
New York
David S. Landes
David Saul Landes
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