Notable Quotable 67

Apr 05, 2023

Just as war is the natural consequence of monopoly, peace is the natural consequence of liberty.

- Gustave de Molinari

Whenever someone starts talking about 'fair competition' or indeed, about 'fairness' in general, it is time to keep a sharp eye on your wallet, for it is about to be picked.

- Murray N. Rothbard

Would you bet your paycheck on a weather forecast for tomorrow? If not, then why should this country bet billions on global warming predictions that have even less foundation?

- Thomas Sowell

If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free.

- P. J. O'Rourke

Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility.

For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.

- Bertrand Russell

A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.

- Henry Miller

Be not the slave of your own past - plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, and swim far, so you shall come back with new self-respect, with new power, and with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

He who only wishes and hopes does not interfere actively with the course of events and with the shaping of his own destiny.

- Ludwig Von Mises

There are people who think they can dance out of slavery. “I’m going to do escapist drugs and hop from one party or festival to another. I will dance myself out of the harsh realities of Planet Earth."

- Mark Passio