Tyrants always condemn and seek to replace the market process with government coercion because tyrants do not trust that people behaving voluntarily will do what the tyrants think they should do.

Nothing in our Constitution suggests that government is a grantor of rights. Instead, government is a protector of rights.

Most of the great problems we face are caused by politicians creating solutions to problems they created in the first place.

If grade inflation continues, a college bachelor's degree will have just as much credibility as a high school diploma.

However, if we wish to be compassionate with our fellow man, we must learn to engage in dispassionate analysis. In other words, thinking with our hearts, rather than our brains, is a surefire method to hurt those whom we wish to help.

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.

The public good is promoted best by people pursuing their own private interests. This bothers some people because they're more concerned with motives than with results.