People are not embracing collectivism because they have accepted bad economics. They are accepting bad economics because they have embraced collectivism.

The moral justification of capitalism does not lie in the altruist claim that it represents the best way to achieve 'the common good.' It is true that capitalism does -- if that catch-phrase has any meaning -- but this is merely a secondary consequence. The moral justification for capitalism lies in the fact that it is the only system consonant with man's rational nature, that it protects man's survival qua man, and that its ruling principle is: justice

Never ask people. Not about your work. Don't you know what you want? How can you stand it, not to know?

All work is an act of philosophy.

Get the hell out of my way!

The [U.S.] Constitution is a limitation on the government, not on private individuals ... it does not prescribe the conduct of private individuals, only the conduct of the government ... it is not a charter for government power, but a charter of the citizen's protection against the government.

It was the greatest sensation of existence: not to trust but to know.