We owe the origin and development of human society and, consequently, of culture and civilization, to the fact that work performed under the division of labor is more productive than when performed in isolation.

In capitalist enterprise there is no secure income and no security of wealth.

There is no reason why capitalists and entrepreneurs should be ashamed of earning profits.

Capitalism and socialism are two distinct patterns of social organization. Private control of the means of production and public control are contradictory notions and not merely contrary notions. There is no such thing as a mixed economy, a system that would stand midway between capitalism and socialism.

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

The sharper the competition, the better it serves its social function to improve economic production.

He who only wishes and hopes does not interfere actively with the course of events and with the shaping of his own destiny.