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Commerce is the cure for the most destructive prejudices.
Commerce is the cure for the most destructive prejudices.
The monstrous evils of the twentieth century have shown us that the greediest money grubbers are gentle doves compared with read more
The monstrous evils of the twentieth century have shown us that the greediest money grubbers are gentle doves compared with money-hating wolves like Lenin, Stalin, and Hitler, who in less than three decades killed or maimed nearly a hundred million men, women, and children and brought untold suffering to a large portion of mankind.
Because bankers measure their self-worth in money, and pay themselves a lot of it, they think they're fine fellows and read more
Because bankers measure their self-worth in money, and pay themselves a lot of it, they think they're fine fellows and don't need to explain themselves.
The market is a place set apart where men may deceive each other.
The market is a place set apart where men may deceive each other.
When you want something, you have to be willing to pay your dues.
When you want something, you have to be willing to pay your dues.
Capitalists are motivated not chiefly by the desire to consume wealth or indulge their appetites, but by the freedom and read more
Capitalists are motivated not chiefly by the desire to consume wealth or indulge their appetites, but by the freedom and power to consummate their entrepreneurial ideas.
The IRS spends God knows how much of your tax money on these toll-free information hot lines staffed by IRS read more
The IRS spends God knows how much of your tax money on these toll-free information hot lines staffed by IRS employees, whose idea of a dynamite tax tip is that you should print neatly. If you ask them a real tax question, such as how you can cheat, they're useless. So, for guidance, you want to look to big business. Big business never pays a nickel in taxes, according to Ralph Nader, who represents a big consumer organization that never pays a nickel in taxes...
The meaning of economic freedom is this: that the individual is in a position to choose the way in which read more
The meaning of economic freedom is this: that the individual is in a position to choose the way in which he wants to integrate himself into the totality of society.
Our supplies of natural resources are not finite in any economic sense. Nor does past experience give reason to expect read more
Our supplies of natural resources are not finite in any economic sense. Nor does past experience give reason to expect natural resources to become more scarce. Rather, if history is any guide, natural resources will progressively become less costly, hence less scarce, and will constitute a smaller proportion of our expenses in future years.