I begin with the renaming of the system. It used to be capitalism. But that evokes [Karl] Marx and [John] Rockefeller. So now we speak of the market system. That is a nice bland expression, which forgets those off-color references.

Foreign policy is conducted for the convenience and enjoyment of people in Washington.

A good rule of conversation is never answer a foolish question.

Under the privilege of the First Amendment many, many ridiculous things are said.

Men have been swindled by other men on many occasions. The autumn of 1929 was, perhaps, the first occasion when men succeeded on a large scale in swindling themselves.

Ideas are inherently conservative. They yield not to the attack of other ideas but to the massive onslaught of circumstance with which they cannot contend.

Meetings are indispensable when you don't want to do anything.