The first rule of economics is that there is an infinite number of desires chasing a finite number of goods, services and resources. The first rule of politics is to ignore the first rule of economics.

Just as a poetic discussion of the weather is not meteorology, so an issuance of moral pronouncements or political creeds about the economy is not economics. Economics is a study of cause-and-effect relationships in an economy.

Much of the world today, including the United States, is still living in the social, cultural, and political aftermath of Britain's cultural achievements, its industrial revolution, its government of checks and balances, and its conquests around the world.

Pedestrians never seem to realize that they are a threat to the safety of cars.

The idea that money is corrupting innocent politicians would be laughable if it did not lead to such dangerous legislation.

Central planning, judicial activism, and the nanny state all presume vastly more knowledge than any elite have ever possessed.

The least productive people are usually the ones who are most in favor of holding meetings.