“Capitalism has given people both the liberty and the incentive to create, produce, and trade, thereby generating prosperity.” PeopleGivenLibertyProduceCapitalismTradeProsperityIncentives Book:In Defence of Global Capitalism Source: In Defence of Global Capitalism
“It is a true observation of ancient writers, that as men are apt to be cast down by adversity, so they, are easily satiated with prosperity, and that joy and grief produce the same effects. For whenever men are not obliged by necessity to fight they fight from ambition, which is so powerful a passion in the human breast that however high we reach we are never satisfied.” MenHumansJoyFightingPassionPowerfulGriefEffectsProduceAmbitionAdversityAncientCastsProsperitySatisfiedObservationBreastsObligedJoy And Grief Author:Niccolo Machiavelli
“The boom produces impoverishment. But still more disastrous are its moral ravages. It makes people despondent and dispirited. The more optimistic they were under the illusory prosperity of the boom, the greater is their despair and their feeling of frustration.” PeopleStillsFeelingsMoralGreaterProduceDespairProsperityOptimisticFrustrationIllusoryDespondent Author:Ludwig von Mises
“Feeling prosperous means paying your utility bills on time and with a smile on your face. Prosperity means not only giving to the homeless person, but having a smile on your face when you do it. Prosperity also means buying fresh produce with a smile on your face instead of buying day-old bread or bargain overripe fruit with a scowl on your face. Still more, being prosperous means tipping generously with a smile on your face when the waiter has given you great service instead of trying to stiff him with a mere percent, or worse, no tip at all.” GivingTryingMeanPersonsStillsFeelingsFacesGivenProducePercentBillsMereFruitProsperityBreadBuyingYour FaceHomelessProsperousUtilityBargainsWaiterTippingGreat ServiceSmile On Your Face Author:Ernie J Zelinski
“The concept of freedom in Scripture differs from modern notions. Freedom is not a life lived free of restraints but a life that recognizes healthy limits, those that are concern to produce prosperity and order for the person who observes them.” PersonsOrderModernProduceHealthyLimitsConceptsConcernNotionProsperityScriptureRestraint Author:Max Anders
“Communism produces neither dignity nor prosperity. It takes all power away from the people and places it in the hands of a self-appointed elite. And because it distorts and manipulates the distinctive talents of individuals rather than letting those talents flourish, it prevents progress and prosperity.” PeopleSelfHandsIndividualProgressTalentProduceDignityProsperityCommunismElitesManipulateDistinctive Author:Margaret Thatcher
“We all want survival, safety, security, peace, prosperity, opportunity, health, happiness, and love. Yet we seem utterly unable to produce it for any but the tiniest minority of us - even after trying for thousands of years.” WantTryingYearsSeemsOpportunitySecurityProduceSurvivalAnd LoveSafetyProsperityMinoritiesHappiness And Love Author:Neale Donald Walsch