An essential point in the social philosophy of interventionism is the existence of an inexhaustible fund which can be squeezed forever. The whole system of interventionism collapses when the fountain is drained off: The Santa Clause principle liquidates itself.

The state can be and has often been in the course of history the main source of mischief and disaster.

In many fields of the administration of interventionist measures, favoritism simply cannot be avoided.

The mark of the creative mind is that it defies a part of what it has learned.

Used to the conditions of a capitalistic environment, the average American takes it for granted that every year business makes something new and better accessible to him. Looking backward upon the years of his own life, he realizes that many implements that were totally unknown in the days of his youth and many others which at that time could be enjoyed only by a small minority are now standard equipment of almost every household.

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

German Marxian's coined the dictum: If socialism is against human nature, then human nature must be changed.