“Indeed, a major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it... gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.” PeopleThinkingWantGivingBeliefEconomyGroupsParticularSourceOughtMajorsCapitalismArgumentFree MarketObjectionsMarket EconomyEconomic FreedomFree Market CapitalismFree Economy Book:Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition Source: Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition
“There are only a few safe targets left, just a few groups of people you can say anything negative about without getting in trouble for it. I've made a list of safe targets and I probably ought to stick to those. Politicians, for instance. You can say anything you want about them, and it doesn't matter how unfair you are. People seem to like it.” PeopleWantMadeMatterSeemsLeftTroubleGroupsOughtPoliticianSafeNegativeSticksListsInstanceTargetUnfairSay Anything Author:Andy Rooney
“One's worth and self-regard ought to come from individual competitive performance, not from group identity. Pride based on clan or tribal connections is atavistic. It appeals to people who fear they cannot succeed as individuals, and by diverting their energies it all but ensures they will not succeed as individuals.” PeopleSelfIndividualEnergyGroupsIdentityPrideOughtSucceedConnectionsPerformancesRegardAppealsClansGroup Identity Book:In Defense of Elitism Source: In Defense of Elitism
“Therefore those governing the State ought primarily to devote themselves to the service of individual groups and of the whole commonwealth, and through the entire scheme of laws and institutions to cause both public and individual well-being to develop spontaneously out of the very structure and administration of the state.” WellsStatesWholeWisdomLawPoliticsIndividualCausesEconomyGroupsOughtInstitutionsStructureAdministrationWell BeingLiberalismSchemesGoverningCommonwealth Book:On the Condition of Workers Source: On the Condition of Workers
“Starting epidemics requires concentrating resources on a few key area. The Law of the Few says that Connectors, Mavens, and Salesman are responsible for starting word-of-mouth epidemics, which means that if you are interested in starting a word-of-mouth epidemic , your resources ought to be solely concentrated on these three groups. No one else matters.” IfsMeanMatterLawThreeGroupsKeysOughtMouthsResourcesAreasResponsibleStartingSalesmanEpidemicsConcentratingWord Of MouthConnectorsMavens Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“Islamophobia, in all its guises, seeks to minimise the importance of the individual and maximise the importance of the group. Yet our instinctive stance ought to be one of suspicion towards such endeavours. For individuals are undeniably real. Groups, on the other hand, are assertions of opinion.” RealHandsIndividualOpinionGroupsOughtImportanceSuspicionAssertionEndeavourStanceGuiseIslamophobia Author:Mohsin Hamid
“[President-elect George W] Bush has reached out to these other groups like Blacks and Hispanics.... He ought to do his reaching out to the people who elected him.” PeoplePresidentGroupsOughtScaryReachingReach Out Author:Phyllis Schlafly
“Every public elementary school ought to welcome Good News Clubs. Parents appreciate them; children love them; and the First Amendment protects them. The First Amendment requires that similar groups be provided with equal treatment. Religious speech is not a disability. It is our preeminent freedom.” FirstsChildrenSchoolParentReligiousGroupsOughtProtectEqualSpeechNewsAppreciateClubsWelcomeTreatmentDisabilityAmendmentsGood NewsFirst AmendmentElementary SchoolChildren LoveEqual Treatment Author:Mathew Staver