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Surprise drives progress because innovation depends on the sort of knowledge no one can gather in a central place.

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About Virginia Postrel

Virginia Inman Postrel (born January 14, 1960) is an American political and cultural writer of broadly libertarian, or classical liberal, views. She is a recipient of the Bastiat Prize (2011).