"There ought to be no laws to guarantee property against the folly of its possessors." — William Graham Sumner

We throw all our attention on the utterly idle question whether A has done as well as B, when the only question is whether A has done as well as he could.

Civil liberty is the status of the man who is guaranteed by law and civil institutions the exclusive employment of all his own powers for his own welfare.

The forgotten man... He works, he votes, generally he prays, but his chief business in life is to pay.

If you ever live in a country run by a committee, be on the committee.