Nicholas Eberstadt Quotes

United States, Economist
December 20, 1955

Nicholas Eberstadt is an American political economist. He holds the Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a politically conservative think tank. He is also a Senior Adviser to the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), a member of the visiting committee at the Harvard School of Public Health, and a member of the Global Leadership Council at the World Economic Forum. He is the author of numerous books.

Although he may not always recognize his bondage, modern man lives under a tyranny of numbers.

Nicholas Eberstadt
- Man
- Numbers
- Tyranny
The basic trouble with all long-range population projections is that they are driven by assumptions about birth levels - and there is still no reliable method for predicting fertility levels a generation from now, to say nothing of a century hence.

Nicholas Eberstadt

The fact that so many are willing to accept need-based aid signals a fundamental change in the American character.

Nicholas Eberstadt
- Character
- Need
- Accept