Yes, Prime Minister series 1, "A Real Partnership".
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Bernard: I don't think Sir Humphrey understands economics, Prime Minister; he did read Classics, you know.
Jim Hacker: What about Sir Frank? He's head of the Treasury!
Bernard: Well I'm afraid he's at an even greater disadvantage in understanding economics: he's an economist.
— Economist
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Jim Hacker: What about Sir Frank? He's head of the Treasury!
Bernard: Well I'm afraid he's at an even greater disadvantage in understanding economics: he's an economist." in the context of "Yes, Prime Minister series 1, "A Real Partnership"." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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An economist is a practitioner in the social science discipline of economics.
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