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Nobody spends somebody else's money as carefully as he spends his own. Nobody uses somebody else's resources as carefully as he uses his own. So…

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When a private enterprise fails, it is closed down; when a government enterprise fails, it is expanded. Isn't that exactly what's been…
Legalizing drugs would simultaneously reduce the amount of crime and raise the quality of law enforcement. Can you conceive of any other…
My major problem with the world is a problem of scarcity in the midst of plenty ... of people starving while there…
Freedom in economic arrangements is itself a component of freedom broadly understood, so economic freedom is an end in itself ... Economic…
Economic freedom is an essential requisite for political freedom. By enabling people to cooperate with one another without coercion or central direction,…
Whenever we depart from voluntary cooperation and try to do good by using force, the bad moral value of force triumphs over…
The essential notion of a capitalist society ... is voluntary cooperation, voluntary exchange. The essential notion of a socialist society is force.
The power to determine the quantity of money... is too important, too pervasive, to be exercised by a few people, however public-spirited,…
Fundamentally, there are only two ways of coordinating the economic activities of millions. One is central direction involving the use of coercion…
Self-interest is not myopic selfishness. It is whatever it is that interests the participants, whatever they value, whatever goals they pursue. The…
The high rate of unemployment among teenagers, and especially black teenagers, is both a scandal and a serious source of social unrest.…
A society based on the freedom to choose is better than a society based on the principles of socialism, communism and coercion.

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If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it. — Marcus Aurelius
The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious. — Marcus Aurelius
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If four years of university can increase your effectiveness of what you can do for others in the name of Christ, it… — Tony Campolo
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing. — Dale Carnegie
Never underestimate the effectiveness of a straight cash bribe. — Claud Cockburn
A code of ethics cannot be developed overnight by edict or official pronouncement. It is developed by years of practice and performance… — Silas L. Copeland
The fundamental trouble with marriage is that it shakes a man's confidence in himself, and so greatly diminishes his general competence and… — H. L. Mencken
Organizational effectiveness does not lie in that narrow minded concept called rationality. It lies in the blend of clearheaded logic and powerful… — Henry Mintzberg
By tuning in to the ocean of loving energy around you, you can have far more security, enjoyable sensations, effectiveness, and love… — Ken Keyes Jr.
From a comparative perspective, the United States is unusual if not unique in the lack of restraints on freedom of expression. It… — Noam Chomsky
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