Governments never learn. Only people learn.

There's nothing that does so much harm as good intentions.

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.

The existence of a free market does not of course eliminate the need for government. On the contrary, government is essential both as a forum for determining the "rule of the game" and as an umpire to interpret and enforce the rules decided on.

One of the reasons that I am in favor of less government is because when you have more government, industrialists take it over.

I think that nothing is so important for freedom as recognizing in the law each individual’s natural right to property, and giving individuals a sense that they own something that they’re responsible for, that they have control over, and that they can dispose of.

When something goes wrong, the natural tendency is to say, "By God, we need to pass a law and do something."