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“The problem of social organization is how to set up an arrangement under which greed will do the least harm, capitalism is that kind of a system.”

Kind Philosophy Problem Political Social Liberty Capitalism Economics Organization Greed Harm Libertarian Arrangements Free Market Capitalism Social Organization

Book:Bright Promises, Dismal Performance: An Economist's Protest

Source: Bright Promises, Dismal Performance: An Economist's Protest

“The liberty I mean is social freedom. It is that state of things in which liberty is secured by the equality of restraint. A constitution of things in which the liberty of no one man, and no body of men, and no number of men, can find means to trespass on the liberty of any person, or any description of persons, in the society. This kind of liberty is, indeed, but another name for justice.”

Source: The Portable Edmund Burke

“The church in all ages and among all peoples has been the consistent enemy of the human race. Everywhere and at all times, it has opposed the liberty of thought and expression. It has been the sworn enemy of investigation and intellectual development. It has denied the existence of facts, the tendency of which was to undermine its power. It has always been carrying fagots to the feet of Philosophy. It has erected the gallows for Genius. It has built the dungeon for Thinkers.”

Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll

“When it comes to marijuana, I think it's ridiculous to live in a country that espouses freedom, liberty and equality, yet won't follow through on a philosophy that says: "If it's not hurting anybody or their property, you can do any goddamn thing you want."”

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Author:Nick Offerman