The whole point about historians is that we are really communing with the dead. It's very restful - because you read. There's some sociopathic problem that makes me prefer it to human interaction. Niall Ferguson communedeadhistorian Change image and share on social
I can't think of anything I would rather do with my money than buy my children the best possible education. Niall Ferguson buychildeducation Change image and share on social
Only in England would 'professor gets divorced and remarried' be a story. Niall Ferguson divorceenglandprofessor Change image and share on social
What's so seductive about the efficient markets hypothesis is that it applies nine years out of ten. A lot of the time it works. But when it stops working, you blow up. Niall Ferguson applyblowefficient Change image and share on social
The British press has an insatiable appetite for making public things that should be private. It's a prurience that I've never understood. Niall Ferguson appetitebritishhave Change image and share on social
I was never a very convincing social conservative, and always avoided associating myself with that part of the broader conservative movement. Niall Ferguson associateavoidbroad Change image and share on social
As a teacher, my strategy is to encourage questioning. I'm the least authoritarian professor you'll ever meet. Niall Ferguson authoritarianencouragemeet Change image and share on social
In general, I have felt more at home in the U.S. than I ever felt in England. Niall Ferguson englandfeltgeneral Change image and share on social
There aren't many people who really put their life on the line for human freedom. Niall Ferguson freedomhumanlife Change image and share on social
I would say I'm a 19th-century liberal, possibly even an 18th-century one. Niall Ferguson 18th19thcentury Change image and share on social