Israel Kirzner Professions : Economist Born : February 13, 1930 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Israel Kirzner The phenomenon of economic ignorance is so widespread, and its consequences so frightening, that the objective of reducing that ignorance becomes a goal invested with independent moral worth. But the economic education needed to reduce such ignorance must be based on austere, objective, scientific content—with no ideological or moral content of its own. Israel Kirzner independent ignorance goal A free society is one in which individuals are free to discover for themselves the available range of alternatives. Israel Kirzner range individual alternatives The ability of the market to serve society gas been and is continually being undermined by the attacks levelled by its ideological opponents. Israel Kirzner gas ability opponents Innovations until now conceived by no one at all Israel Kirzner economics innovation Similar Authors Bryan Caplan economist Burton Malkiel economist Bruno Frey economist Brian Wesbury economist Branko Milanovic economist Andrew Samwick economist All Authors