Human civilization is not something achieved against nature; it is rather the outcome of the working of the innate qualities of man.

Changes in human conditions are brought about by the pioneering of the cleverest and most energetic men. They take the lead and the rest of mankind follows them little by little.

The truth is that the government cannot give if it does not take from somebody...It is not in the power of the government to make everybody more prosperous.

The flowering of human society depends on two factors: the intellectual power of outstanding men to conceive sound social and economic theories, and the ability of these or other men to make these ideologies palatable to the majority.

If one rejects laissez faire on account of mans fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action.

As soon as we surrender the principle that the state should not interfere in any questions touching on the individuals mode of life, we end by regulating and restricting the latter down to the smallest details.

In spite of the anticapitalistic policies of all governments and of almost all political parties, the capitalist mode of production