The fact throughout history is that whenever government dominates the economic affairs of its citizenry, a free society is eroded, then destroyed, and a minority government ensues. Personal liberty without economic liberty is an absolute contradiction; the one cannot exist… — William E. Simon Copy Share Image
If you would not confront your neighbor and demand his money at the point of a gun to solve every new problem that may appear in your life, you should not allow the government to do it for you. — William E. Simon Copy Share Image
Everybody in this society that has been lurching toward socialism and collectivism for 40 years has their hand out. And the propensity of Congress… — William E. Simon Copy Share Image
By the mid-1950s, the young bond traders on the Street were becoming more and more of a fraternity. We organized informal luncheons every Thursday… — William E. Simon Copy Share Image
Productivity and the growth of productivity must be the first economic consideration at all times, not the last. That is the source of technological… — William E. Simon Copy Share Image
Infinitely more important than sharing one's material wealth is sharing the wealth of ourselves-our time and energy, our passion and commitment, and, above all,… — William E. Simon Copy Share Image
Work appealed to me; school did not. I was a disinterested, bored student. — William E. Simon Copy Share Image
Trading demands total concentration and the ability to do several things at once while instantly recalling trading prices from the day, or week, before. — William E. Simon Copy Share Image
If you really want to help the poor, help the rich. They're the ones who will invest, build more factories, create more jobs. — William E. Simon Copy Share Image
At Union Securities, I threw myself into my work with the discipline and commitment that I had always demonstrated in employment and only rarely… — William E. Simon Copy Share Image
While Pop lived his life in comfort, he was always generous to the less fortunate. — William E. Simon Copy Share Image
Pop taught me respect for my fellow man and reverence for my God. He taught me the importance of family and religion. — William E. Simon Copy Share Image
Friedmans influence reaches far beyond the academic community and the world of economics. Rather than lock himself in an ivory tower, he has joined… — William E. Simon Copy Share Image
Dad was high society, a big man in town, a 'Who's Who' in New jersey. — William E. Simon Copy Share Image
