Nature's economy shall be the base for our own, for it is immutable, but ours is secondary. An economist without knowledge of nature is therefore like a physicist without knowledge of mathematics.
— Carl Linnaeus Early Modern

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A statement on the importance of understanding natural systems for human endeavors, particularly economics.

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18th Century

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Philosophical

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