William Stanley Jevons Quotes

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The more refined and intellectual our needs become, the less they are capable of satiety.
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William Stanley Jevons
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Coal, in truth, stands not beside but entirely above all other commodities. It is the material energy of the country—the universal aid—the factor in everything we do.” —William Stanley Jevons, economist, 1865
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Naomi Klein (This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate)
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The theory of Economics must begin with a correct theory of consumption.
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William Stanley Jevons (The Theory of Political Economy (1879))
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The whole question of the steam engine is one of economy. It's development consist of nothing but the quest for greater efficiency.
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William Stanley Jevons