“Keynes eliminated economic theory's ancient role as spoilsport for inflationist and statist schemes, leading a new generation of economists on to academic power and to political pelf and privilege.”

American economist and political theorist

Murray Newton Rothbard was an American economist, economic historian, political theorist, and activist. He was a major figure in 20th-century American libertarianism and a founder and leading thinker of anarcho-capitalism. He wrote more than twenty books on political theory, history, economics, and related subjects. His work placed him at the center of debates over liberty, markets, and the role of the state.