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Quote by Frederic Bastiat

“Countries which enjoy the highest level of peace, happiness and prosperity are the ones where the law least interfered with private affairs.”

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Frederic Bastiat

French economist and a prominent figure in the classical liberal tradition. Born on June 30, 1801, and died on December 24, 1850. His writings had a profound impact on economics and political philosophy. more

“Most of Marx's predictions have failed to materialize, and his labor theory of value and other ideas have been proven wrong. Marx failed to recognize the incentive system built into the capitalist model - consumer choice and the profit motive of the entrepreneur. The irony is that capitalism, not socialism or Marxism, that has liberated the worker from the chains of poverty, monopoly, war, and oppression, and has better achieved Marx's vision of a millennium of hope, peace, abundance, leisure, and aesthetic expression for the 'full' human being.”

“Less than seventy-five years after it officially began, the contest between capitalism and socialism is over: capitalism has won.”

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Author:Robert Heilbroner

“A fool is wiser in his own house than a sage is in another man's house.”

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Book:The Forgotten Man and Other Essays

Source: The Forgotten Man and Other Essays

“Governments without separation of powers commit the worst crimes.”

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Author:James Cook

“The senator's actions in the hours and days after emerging from that pond tell us something ugly about Kennedy the man. That he got away with it tell us something ugly about American public life.”

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Author:Mark Steyn

“The government of India regulates nearly everything, so there's very little progress; whereas in Hong Kong the government keeps its hands off... and the standard of living has multiplied.”

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Author:John Templeton

“God will roast their stomachs in hell at the hands of Iraqis.”

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Author:Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

“I couldn't walk down any street in Britain without being laughed at. It was a nightmare. My children were devastated because their dad was a figure of ridicule.”

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Author:David Icke

“Socialism has been a great tragedy this century.”

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Author:Robert Heilbroner

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