Friedrich List Quotes

A collection of quotes by Friedrich List.

Friedrich List (1789-1846) was a German economist and politician who significantly contributed to the development of economic theory. He advocated for protective tariffs and protectionist policies to foster domestic industries, arguing that it would bolster economic growth and national power. List emphasized the importance of infrastructure development and economic integration for a nation's progress. His ideas had a profound influence on German and American economic policy, serving as a catalyst for the American System and German Historical School of economics. List's theories continue to shape debates on economic nationalism and trade policies to this day.

The more a person learns how to use the forces of nature for

The more a person learns how to use the forces of nature for his own purposes, by means of perfecting the sciences and the invention and improvement of machines, the more he will produce.

Friedrich List

Nature Science Purpose Force Invention

It is bad policy to regulate everything... where things may

It is bad policy to regulate everything... where things may better regulate themselves and can be better promoted by private exertions but it is no less bad policy to let those things alone which can only be promoted by interfering social power.

Friedrich List

Finance

But the general welfare must restrict and regulate the exert

But the general welfare must restrict and regulate the exertions of the individuals, as the individuals must derive a supply of their strength from social power.

Friedrich List

Strength