Voluntary exchange is more moral than forced redistribution.

Socialism states that you owe me something simply because I exist. Capitalism, by contrast, results in a sort of reality-forced altruism: I may not…

— Ben Shapiro

“When morality is reduced to personal tastes, people exchange the moral question, What is good? for the pleasure question, What feels good?”

— Francis J. Beckwith

Aggression and forced redistribution of wealth has nothing to do with the teachings of the world's great religions.

— Ron Paul

What I know is that we no longer have free enterprise capitalism in health care; it's not a system any longer where people are…

— John Mackey

“Fundamentally, there are only two ways of co-ordinating the economic activities of millions. One is central direction involving the use of coercion—the technique of…

— Milton Friedman

Adam Smith's key insight was that both parties to an exchange can benefit and that, so long as cooperation is strictly voluntary, no exchange…

— Milton Friedman

“A predominantly voluntary exchange economy, on the other hand, has within it the potential to promote both prosperity and human freedom. It may not…

— Milton Freidman

Saying that government is not the way to solve problems is not saying that humanity cannot solve its problems. What I've finally learned is…

— John Stossel

Government income redistribution programs produce the same result as theft. In fact, that's what a thief does; he redistributes income. The difference between government…

— Walter E. Williams

A safety net for the poor indeed requires some level of income redistribution.

— Ari Fleischer

The consequences of inflation are malinvestment, waste, a wanton redistribution of wealth and income, the growth of speculation and gambling, immorality and corruption, disillusionment,…

— Henry Hazlitt

How can it be that it is not a news item when an elderly homeless person dies of exposure, but it is news when…

— Pope Francis

Are we interested in treating the symptoms of poverty and economic stagnation through income redistribution and class warfare, or do we want to go…

— Paul Ryan

The evolution of government from its medieval, Mafia-like character to that embodying modern legal institutions and instruments is a major part of the history…

— Douglass North

I think one of the most important facts of basic income would be that it's not only a redistribution of income, but also of…

— Rutger Bregman