Occupation: Explorer Birth: November 7, 1728 Death: February 14, 1779
Most everything government does is worse than useless..
Taxes are a penalty on progress..
Private charity can apply 'tough love' but government charity can't..
The decline and fall of a civilization is barely noticed by most of its citizens..
It's impossible for a dishonest person to grow rich in business..
It's not up to God for us to use the gift of faith..
Liars seldom believe anyone else..
Other than sex, two things bring people together; economic transactions and booze..
People rarely use advice..
Easier will always win out over harder..
Going without a thing enhances the desire to get it..
There is no help from without, only from within..
Those who help the poor the most also hurt them the most..
Young atheists abound, but old atheists are rare..
The fundamental laws of human nature are overlooked by social planners..
Advice from others is always filtered through self interest..
Welfare corrupts the lower class much faster than the middle class..
The foremost corporate responsibility is to serve others so well you produce a profit..
The reason our economic crisis has been forestalled is the reason there will be an economic crisis..
The welfare system is the breeding ground of crime, addiction and radical politics..
When people criticize the free market, they are usually complaining about what happens when you intervene in the free market..