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Economists are very good at saying that something cannot go on forever, but not so good at saying when it will stop.

Herb Stein (1916-1999) American economist
(Attributed)
 
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Capitalism survived its crisis and went on to great successes. But the capitalism that survived and succeeded was not the capitalism of 1929.

Herb Stein (1916-1999) American economist
The Triumph of the Adaptive Society (1989)
 
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If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.

Herb Stein (1916-1999) American economist
Stein’s Law (c. 1980)

This was a frequent statement by Stein. He explained it: "This proposition, arising first in a discussion of the balance-of-payments deficit, is a response to those who think that if something cannot go on forever, steps must be taken to stop it -- even to stop it at once."

Variants.:
- "If something can’t go on forever, it won’t."
- "Anything that can’t go on, won’t."
- "Trends that can't continue won't.

 
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