Not understanding the process of a spontaneously-ordered economy goes hand-in-hand with not understanding the creation of resources and wealth. And when a person does not understand the creation of resources and wealth, the only intellectual alternative is to believe that increasing wealth must be at the cost of someone else. This belief that our good fortune must be an exploitation of others may be the taproot of false prophecy about doom that our evil ways must bring upon us.
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When you want something, you have to be willing to pay your dues.
We may not be able to offer long-term employment, but we should try to offer long-term employability.
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Stressing output is the key to improving productivity, while looking to increase activity can result in just the opposite.
A bad forgery's the ultimate insult.
A bad forgery's the ultimate insult.
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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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We are all manufacturers. Making good, making trouble, or making excuses.
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Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance.
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I've got a living to make, to put it plainly; there's more money in shocking and terrifying than in edifying.
Forty for you, sixty for me And equal partners we will be.
Forty for you, sixty for me And equal partners we will be.
