Skepticism at the Crossroads – Quote by Walter Lippmann
“It is at the cross-roads that skepticism is born, not in a hermitage.”
Walter Lippmann
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“Taxing Work, Subsidizing Nonwork” – Milton Friedman
“We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes nonwork.”
Milton Friedman
Thomas Sowell Quote on Responsibility and Society
“We seem to be getting closer and closer to a situation where nobody is responsible for what they did but we are all responsible for what somebody else did.”
Thomas Sowell
Majority Rule and Politics – Quote by Walter Lippmann
“The justification of majority rule in politics is not to be found in its ethical superiority.”
Walter Lippmann
Milton Friedman Quote on Work and Unemployment
“If you pay people not to work and tax them when they do, don’t be surprised if you get unemployment.”
Milton Friedman
Ideological Bigotry on Campuses – Thomas Sowell
“Ideological bigotry has become the norm on even our most prestigious campuses, where students can go for years without reading or hearing anything that challenges the left vision.”
Thomas Sowell
Gold as the Monetary Standard – Quote by Murray Rothbard
“Gold was not selected arbitrarily by governments to be the monetary standard. Gold had developed for many centuries on the free market as the best money; as the commodity providing the most stable and desirable monetary medium.”
Murray Rothbard
Thomas Sowell Quote on Talent and Victim Roles
“There is no talent so ardently supported, nor generously rewarded, as the ability to convince parasites they are victims.”
Thomas Sowell
Murray Rothbard on Government Costs and the Free Market
“The costs of government are bound to be much higher than those of the free market. . .The State cannot calculate well and therefore cannot gauge its costs accurately.”
Murray Rothbard
Thomas Sowell: Defending Civilization
“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.”
Thomas Sowell