“Deep in the human nature there is an almost irresistible tendency to concentrate physical and mental energy on attempts at solving problems that seem to be unsolvable.”

Source: 1970s and later, From Utopian Theory to Practical Applications, 1970, p. 10

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Norwegian economist 1895–1973

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