Politics as a Romantic Search for the Good – Quote by James M. Buchanan

„Politics is a romantic search for the good and the true and the beautiful.“

James M. BuchananQuote by James M. Buchanan: Politics as a romantic search for the good, the true, and the beautiful.
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James M. Buchanan was an American economist and Nobel laureate, known for his work on public choice theory.

This quote describes politics as an idealistic pursuit of ethical and aesthetic values.


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James M. Buchanan (1919–2013) was an American economist best known for developing public choice theory, analyzing political behavior using economic principles. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1986.

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