Almost all the fathers of socialism were members of the upper middle class or of the professions.

War...is harmful, not only to the conquered but to the conqueror.

Both force and money are impotent against ideas.

American authors or scientists are prone to consider the wealthy businessman as a barbarian, as a man exclusively intent upon making money.

There is simply no other choice than this: either to abstain from interference in the free play of the market, or to delegate the entire management of production and distribution to the government. Either capitalism or socialism: there exists no middle way.

Progressive taxation of income and profits means that precisely those parts of the income which people would have saved and invested are taxed away

Many who are self-taught far excel the doctors, masters, and bachelors of the most renowned universities.