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But it is well worth it. As Thomas Carlyle wrote, “Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things ...

In an 1849 essay, Thomas Carlyle described economics as the ‘dismal science’. Attempts to elevate the discipline involves the ...