Quote by Ludwig von Mises on Government Intervention and Freedom
“Those who are asking for more government interference are asking ultimately for more compulsion and less freedom.”
Ludwig von Mises
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Quote by Ludwig von Mises on Socialism and Mass Movements
“What pushes the masses into the camp of socialism is, even more than the illusion that socialism will make them richer, the expectation that it will curb all those who are better than they themselves are.”
Ludwig von Mises
Hans-Hermann Hoppe Quote on Money Monopolization and State
“The monopolization of money and banking is the ultimate pillar on which the modern state rests. In fact, it is probably become the most cherished instrument for increasing state income.”
Hans-Hermann Hoppe
“You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” – Quote by Michael Jackson
“You ain’t seen nothing yet, and the best is yet to come.”
Michael Jackson
Wisdom vs. Success – Educational Aspirations According to Allan Bloom
“Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be wise… specialized competence and success are all that they can imagine.”
Allan Bloom
Quote by Karl Popper on Freedom, Victory, and Defeat
“It is wrong to think that belief in freedom always leads to victory; we must always be prepared for it to lead to defeat. If we choose freedom, then we must be prepared to perish along with it.”
Karl Popper
Robert A. Heinlein on Rational Thinking and Celebrity
“[T]here seems to have been an actual decline in rational thinking. The United States had become a place where entertainers and professional athletes were mistaken for people of importance. They were idolized and treated as leaders; their opinions were sought on everything and they took themselves just as seriously-after all, if an athlete is paid a million or more a year, he knows he is important … so his opinions of foreign affairs and domestic policies must be important, too, even though he proves himself to be ignorant and subliterate every time he opens his mouth.”
Robert A. Heinlein
Ben Carson on the Impact of Liberal Policies on Black Communities
“The truth is, the liberal policies of the elite class have done little to improve the lot of those who depend so much on them. In America’s black communities, where the goodies have been flowing for decades, rather than seeing improvements in terms of upward mobility, we are seeing deteriorating family structure, increases in violent crimes, growing poverty, and growing dependence. Even with such a blatant record of failure, there is slavish devotion to the elite class who continue to promise more goodies in exchange for votes.”
Ben Carson
Quote by Karl Popper on Self-Righteous Stupidity and Violence
“. . . it seems to me certain that more people are killed out of righteous stupidity than out of wickedness.”
Karl Popper
Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quote About Addictions
“The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.”
Nassim Nicholas Taleb