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For example, the supporters of tariffs treat it as self-evident that the creation of jobs is a desirable end, in and of itself, regardless of…

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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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Science is a tool, and we invent tools to do things we want. It's a question of how those tools are used… — Margaret Atwood
Prayer does not mean asking God for all kinds of things we want, it is rather the desire for God Himself, the… — Sadhu Sundar Singh
Instead of looking at life as a narrowing funnel, we can see it ever widening to choose the things we want to… — Liz Carpenter
Sometimes the things we want to be rescued from can save us. — Amy Harmon
There must be a better way to make the things we want, a way that doesn't spoil the sky, or the rain… — Paul McCartney
It takes time and trouble to persuade ourselves that the things we want to do are the things we ought to do. — Agnes Repplier
What makes us threaten the things we want most? — Jim Shepard
The world is not yet finished, but everyone is behaving as if everything was known. This is not true. In fact, the… — Ted Nelson
The things we want are transformative, and we don’t know or only think we know what is on the other side of… — Rebecca Solnit
Sometimes the things we want most are the hardest to get. That means you need to be even more determined to succeed.… — Chuck Norris
You see, we all want the same things. We want to be able to take care of our families, provide for our… — Dennis Hastert
When we think of all the things we want to do with our other half the answer should be simple; we should… — Friedrich Nietzsche

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