A bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the devil's policy to keep the masses of mankind in ignorance; but finding that they will read, he is doing all in his power to poison their books.

Things that come from the private sector are in abundant supply; things that depend on the public sector are widely a problem. We're a world, as I said in The Affluent Society, of filthy streets and clean houses, poor schools and expensive television.

The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.

We now in the United States have more security guards for the rich than we have police services for the poor districts. If you're looking for personal security, far better to move to the suburbs than to pay taxes in New York.

Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory.

If you're rich you can buy books. If you're poor, you need a library.

No hungry man who is also sober can be persuaded to use his last dollar for anything but food.