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A study of the history of opinion is a necessary preliminary to the emancipation of the mind. - [History] Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone. - [Capitalism] In truth, the gold standard is already a barbarous relic. - [Money] Most men love money and security more, and creation and construction less, as they get older. - [Aging] The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that still carries any reward. - [Taxation] The engine which drives enterprise is not thrift, but profit. - [Profit] The friends of gold will have to be extremely wise and moderate if they are to avoid a revolution. - [Gold] Worldly wisdom teaches that it is better for the reputation to fail conventionally than to succeed unconventionally. - [Reputation] I do not know which makes a man move conservative--to nothing but the present, or nothing but the past. - The End of Laissez-Faire (pt. I) [Conservatism]
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