Commerce is the cure for the most destructive prejudices.

Commerce is the cure for the most destructive prejudices.

Money is the sinews of love, as of war.

Money is the sinews of love, as of war.

The standard of living has risen along with the size of the world's population since the beginning of recorded time. read more

The standard of living has risen along with the size of the world's population since the beginning of recorded time. There is no convincing economic reason why these trends toward a better life should not continue indefinitely.

People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.

People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.

Energetic action on debt would make a radical difference to the prospects of many of the poorest countries in the read more

Energetic action on debt would make a radical difference to the prospects of many of the poorest countries in the world, at no practical cost to creditor countries.

Nothing hurts more than having to pay an income tax, unless it is not having to pay an income tax.

Nothing hurts more than having to pay an income tax, unless it is not having to pay an income tax.

When we are in competition with ourselves, and match our todays against our yesterdays, we derive encouragement from past misfortunes read more

When we are in competition with ourselves, and match our todays against our yesterdays, we derive encouragement from past misfortunes and blemishes. Moreover, the competition with ourselves leaves unimpaired our benevolence toward our fellow men.

Since man does not create physical matter, those who handle material objects in the production process are not producers in read more

Since man does not create physical matter, those who handle material objects in the production process are not producers in that sense. Economic benefits result from the transformation of matter in form, location, or availability (intellectually or temporally). It is these transformations that create economic benefits valued by consumers, and whoever arranges such transformations contributes to the value of things, whether his hands actually come into contact with physical objects or not.

Our job is not to set things right but to see them right.

Our job is not to set things right but to see them right.