We might think of dollars as being 'certificates of performance.' The better I serve my fellow man, and the higher the value he places on that service, the more certificates of performance he gives me. The more certificates I earn, the greater my claim on the goods my fellow man produces. That's the morality of the market. In order for one to have a claim on what his fellow man produces, he must first serve him.
Walter E. WilliamsAccording to the Institute for International Economics, trade barriers cost American consumers $80 billion a year or more than $1,200 per family.
Walter E. WilliamsIf one person has a right to something he did not earn, of necessity it requires that another person not have a right to something that he did earn.
Walter E. WilliamsThe founders of our nation feared paper currency because it gave government the means to steal from its citizens.
Walter E. Williams