213 Quotes by Paul Krugman

We should try to create the society each of us would want if we didn't know in advance who we'd be.

Something terrible has happened to the soul of the Republican Party. We've gone from bad economic doctrine. We've even gone beyond selfishness and special interests. At this point we're talking about a state of mind that takes positive glee in inflicting further suffering upon the already miserable.

Simple doesn't mean stupid. Thinking that it does, does.

The French, unfortunately, actually believe what they say, and that has been very destructive.

When stock prices are rising, it's called “momentum investing”; when they are falling, it's called “panic”.

Not all private equity people are evil. Only some.

Under the gold standard America had no major financial panics other than in 1873, 1884, 1890, 1893, 1907, 1930, 1931, 1932, and 1933.

One way in which Americans have always been exceptional has been in our support for education. First we took the lead in universal primary education; then the 'high school movement' made us the first nation to embrace widespread secondary education

The important thing to understand is that the case for pollution control isn't based on some kind of aesthetic distaste for industrial society. Pollution does real, measurable damage, especially to human health.