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Comment author: MaximumLiberty 12 January 2016 08:38:52PM 0 points [-]

And similarly, here's a quotation from economist George Stigler: “every durable social institution or practice is efficient.” ("Efficient" has a specific meaning in context. Don't over-extend it to "good" or similar ideas.)