Transcript · Spanish → English
Spanish → English transcript
… here before you to tell you in absolute terms that Machiavelli is dead.
For years our thinking was distorted
by presenting us with a false dilemma when designing public policies,
where we had to choose between political efficiency, as opposed to respect
for the ethical and moral values of the West.
As stated by Professor Jesús Huerta de Soto in his work on dynamic efficiency,
As stated by Professor Jesús Huerta de Soto in his work on dynamic efficiency,
from that point of view,
efficiency is not compatible with various schemes of equity or justice,
but arises solely and exclusively from one of them,
which is based on respect for private property and the entrepreneurial function.
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Original transcript (Spanish)
...aquí frente a ustedes para decirles de modo categórico que Maquiavelo ha muerto. Durante años se nos deformó el pensamiento presentándonos un falso dilema al diseñar políticas públicas, donde se debía optar entre la eficiencia política, en contraposición al respeto de los valores éticos y morales de Occidente.
Tal como señala el profesor Jesús Huerta de Soto en su trabajo sobre eficiencia dinámica, desde dicho punto de vista, la eficiencia no es compatible con diversos esquemas de equidad o justicia, sino que surge única y exclusivamente de uno de ellos,
el cual se basa en el respeto de la propiedad privada y la función empresarial.
