Hatred of producers of wealth still flourishes and has become, in fact, the racism of the intelligentsia.

The envy of excellence leads to perdition; the love of it leads to the light.

Capitalism offers nothing but frustrations and rebuffs to those who wish - because of claimed superiority of intelligence, birth, credentials, or ideals - to get without giving, to take without risking, to profit without sacrifice, to be exalted without humbling themselves to understand others and meet their needs.

Enforced by genetics, sexual reproduction, perspective, and experience, the most manifest characteristic of human beings is their diversity. The freer an economy is, the more this human diversity of knowledge will be manifested. By contrast, political power originates in top-down processes-governments, monopolies, regulators, and elite institutions- all attempting to quell human diversity and impose order. Thus power always seeks centralization.

The first priority of any serious program against poverty is to strengthen the male role in poor families.

Hatred of producers of wealth still flourishes and has become, in fact, the racism of the intelligentsia.

Quality is abundant. Time is the new scarcity.