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The truth seems . . . to be that in the ultimate and essential problem the economic factor is relatively superficial and unimportant.

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Frank Knight
Age: 86 †
Born: 1885
Born: November 7
Died: 1972
Died: April 15
Economist
Sociologist
University Teacher
McLean County
Illinois
Frank Hyneman Knight
Frank H. Knight
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