It is amazing how many people seem to think that the government exists to turn their prejudices into law.

Progress in general seems to hold little interest for people who call themselves 'progressives.' What arouses them are denunciations of social failures and accusations of wrong-doing.

The desire to order other people around and make them conform to one own's vision takes many forms.

The law of diminishing returns means that even the most beneficial prinicple will become harmful if carried far enough.

To say that 'wealth in America is so unfairly distributed in America,' as Ronald Dworkin does, is grossly misleading when most wealth in the United States is not distributed: at all. People create it, earn it, save it, and spend it.

So many idealistic political movements for a better world have ended in mass-murdering dictatorships. Giving leaders enough power to create 'social justice' is giving them enough power to destroy all justice, all freedom, and all human dignity.

Our schools and colleges are turning out people who cannot feel fulfilled unless they are telling other people what to do.