Occupation: Writer Birth: June 17, 1933 Death: March 1, 2006
Forcing people to be generous isn't humanitarian, effective, compassionate or moral. Only acts that are truly voluntary for all concerned can be trul….
A secure individual...knows that the responsibility for anything concerning his life remains with himself-and he accepts that responsibility..
Everyone will experience the consequences of his own acts. If his acts are right, he'll get good consequences; if they're not, he'll suffer for it..
The best kept secret in the investing world: Almost nothing turns out as expected..
If you ask the government to impose morality, then moral questions will be decided by whoever has the most political power..
Give politicians power and it certainly will be abused eventually - if not by today's politicians, then by their successors..
A Libertarian society of unfettered individualism spreads its benefits to virtually everyone - not just those who have the resources to seize politic….
For those looking for security, be forewarned that there's nothing more insecure than a political promise..
The marketplace is a wondrous institution. It harnesses the self-interest of each of us and puts it to work for the benefit of all. And it does so wi….
Find out what people want and help them get it..
There's nothing shameful in acknowledging that you don't have the answers to every question about life. Just accept the fact that you know only a fra….
I'm sorry that I can't snap my fingers and undo 50 years of bad American foreign policy..
The bad consequences of a government program usually don't show up immediately. And the delay may be long enough to hide the connection between the ….
Whatever the price, identify it now. What will you have to go through to get where you want to be? There is a price you can pay to be free of the sit….
For most of our history, Americans enjoyed both liberty and security from foreign threats..
The government is good at one thing. It knows how to break your legs, and then hand you a crutch and say, "See if it weren't for the government, you ….
Everything we know about human nature and about government tells us that individuals using their own money will achieve far more good for themselves ….
You don't need an explanation for everything, Recognize that there are such things as miracles - events for which there are no ready explanations. La….
From the cranberry cancer scare of the 1950s to the Alar-in-apples hysteria of the 1980s, from the "new ice age" of the 1960s to the "global warming"….
Democratic politicians want to solve the crisis of poor education by taking more of your money and using it to reduce classroom sizes in the governme….
The problem is big government. If whoever controls government can impose his way upon you, you have to fight constantly to prevent the control from b….