James C. Scott Quotes
Best Quotes by James C. Scott
Seeing Like a State Quotes
“Designed or planned social order is necessarily schematic; it always ignores essential features of any real, functioning social order.”
The Art of Not Being Governed Quotes
“The larger the pile of rubble you leave behind, the larger your place in the historical record!”
Two Cheers for Anarchism Quotes
“One day you will be called upon to break a big law in the name of justice and rationality. Everything will depend on it. You have to be ready. How are you going to prepare for that day when it really matters? You have to stay "in shape" so that when the big day comes you will be ready. What you need is "anarchist calisthenics." Every day or so break some trivial law that makes no sense, even if it’s only jaywalking. Use your own head to judge whether a law is just or reasonable. That way, you'll keep trim; and when the big day comes, you'll be ready.”
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“At any point in time, the richest traders are often the worst traders. This, I will call the cross-sectional problem: At a given time in the market, the most successful traders are likely to be those that are best fit to the latest cycle.
This does not happen too often with dentists or pianists — because these professions are more immune to randomness.”
