All people, however fanatical they may be in their zeal to disparage and to fight capitalism, implicitly pay homage to it by passionately clamoring for the products it turns out. Ludwig von Mises
(1881-1973)
Category Archives: Quotations Freedom
Arms in the hands of individual citizens may be used at individual …
Arms in the hands of individual citizens may be used at individual discretion…in private self defense. John Adams
1735-1826, American diplomat and 2nd President of the United States from 1797-1801
Now since man is naturally inclined to avoid pain – and since labor …
Now since man is naturally inclined to avoid pain – and since labor is pain in itself – it follows that man will resort to plunder whenever plunder is easier than work. History shows this quite clearly. And under these conditions, neither religion nor morality can stop it. Frederic Bastiat
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[W]hile it is perfectly proper for a society to think about the unfortunate, it must never be encouraged to think like them. Peregrine Wilson
British Columnist Peregrine Wilson as quoted in George Will’s, The Leveling Wind.
Don’t worry about me. I’m just going on higher. Michael …
Don’t worry about me. I’m just going on higher.
Michael Anderson
what he told a former pastor if he didn’t come back from a mission, like Columbia. (Comm Check…, Michael Cabbage & William Harwood, 2004)
They have erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms …
They have erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass the people and eat out their substance. The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence, Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, and the U.S. Congress
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely …
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. Douglas Adams
Mostly Harmless
Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! Ronald …
Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! Ronald Wilson Reagan
speech near the Berlin Wall, 1987
The five boxing wizards jump quickly. One of the shortest sentences in …
The five boxing wizards jump quickly.
One of the shortest sentences in the English language that uses all the letters of the alphabet and makes a modicum of sense.
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[I]t isn’t our money! It’s the people’s money. It belongs to them, and we don’t have the right to piss it away. Tom Clancy
The Bear and the Dragon, 2000