"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction."
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Ernst Friedrich Schumacher, known as E. F. Schumacher, was a German-British economist and philosopher born on August 16, 1911, in Germany. He is best remembered for his seminal work, "Small is Beautiful: A Study of Economics as if People Mattered," published in 1973. Schumacher's ideas challenged the prevailing notions of industrial growth and advocated for sustainable development, emphasizing the importance of human-scale economies. His legacy continues to inspire environmentalists and economists alike, urging a balance between economic viability and ecological responsibility.
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"The system of nature, of which man is a part, tends to be self-balancing, self-adjusting, self-cleansing. Not so with technology."
E. F. Schumacher