"The waste of capital, in proportion to the total capital, in this country between 1800 and 1850, in ..." — 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.