Economics Quote by Roger Scruton

“If you're going to have a free economy, one in which the ordinary citizen can dispose of his own income, you're going to have people who dispose of it in an anti-social way.” quote by Roger Scruton — Download Open image

“If you're going to have a free economy, one in which the ordinary citizen can dispose of his own income, you're going to have people who dispose of it in an anti-social way.”

Roger Scruton

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