Economic control is not merely control of a sector of human life that can be separated from the rest; it is the control of the means for all our ends.

Everyone carries a part of society on his shoulders; no one is relieved of his share of responsibility by others. And no one can find a safe way out for himself if society is sweeping toward destruction. Therefore, everyone, in his own interests, must thrust himself vigorously into the intellectual battle. None can stand aside with unconcern; the interest of everyone hangs on the result. Whether he chooses or not, every man is drawn into the great historical struggle, the decisive battle into which our epoch has plunged us.

Progress is precisely that which rules and regulations did not foresee.

The better an entrepreneur succeeds, the more is he vilified and themore is he soaked by taxation.

Each epoch has found in the Gospels what it sought to find there, and has overlooked what it wished to overlook.

Once the principle is admitted that it is the duty of the government to protect the individual against his own foolishness, no serious objections can be advanced against further encroachments.

If you increase the quantity of money, you bring about the lowering of the purchasing power of the monetary unit.