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.

Capitalism gave the world what it needed, a higher standard of living for a steadily increasing number of people.

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.

If the government objects to monopoly prices for new inventions, it should stop granting patents.

The essential feature of government is the enforcement of its decrees by beating, killing, and imprisoning.

Continued adherence to a policy of compulsory education is utterly incompatible with efforts to establish lasting peace.

The philosophy commonly called individualism is a philosophy of social cooperation and the progressive intensification of the social nexus.