There is no such thing as a just and fair method of exercising the tremendous power that interventionism puts into the hands of the legislature and the executive.

The root of the evil is not the construction of new, more dreadful weapons. It is the spirit of conquest.

History does not provide any example of capital accumulation brought about by a government. As far as governments invested in the construction of roads, railroads, and other useful public works, the capital needed was provided by the savings of individual citizens and borrowed by the government.

How pale is the art of sorcerers, witches, and conjurors when compared with that of the government's Treasury Department!

He who accepts life for what it is and never allows himself to be overwhelmed by it does not need to seek refuge for his crushed self-confidence in the solace of a 'saving lie'. If the longed-for success is not forthcoming, if the vicissitudes of fate destroy in the twinkling of an eye what had to be painstakingly built up by years of hard work, then he simply multiplies his exertions. He can look disaster in the eye without despairing.

Those politicians, professors and union bosses who curse big business are fighting for a lower standard of living.

Only the naive inflationist's could believe that government could enrich mankind through fiat money.