Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past.

Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past.

Economics is not about things and tangible material objects; it is about men, their meanings and actions.

Economics is not about things and tangible material objects; it is about men, their meanings and actions.

There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real labor of thinking.

There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real labor of thinking.

The morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men read more

The morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised. I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.

The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison wall.

The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is the thickness of a prison wall.

Tax reform means, 'Don't tax you, don't tax me. Tax that fellow behind the tree.'.

Tax reform means, 'Don't tax you, don't tax me. Tax that fellow behind the tree.'.

It's not your salary that makes you rich, it's your spending habits.

It's not your salary that makes you rich, it's your spending habits.

Ask five economists and you'll get five different answers (six if one went to Harvard).

Ask five economists and you'll get five different answers (six if one went to Harvard).

People don't have fortunes left them in that style nowadays; men have to work and women to marry for money. read more

People don't have fortunes left them in that style nowadays; men have to work and women to marry for money. It's a dreadfully unjust world.