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    It is impossible to understand the history of economic thought if one does not pay attention to the fact that economics as such is a challenge to the conceit of those in power.

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Managing directors are not paid to be busy, they are paid to think.

Managing directors are not paid to be busy, they are paid to think.

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All mass movements avail themselves of action as a means of unification. The conflicts a mass movement seeks and incites read more

All mass movements avail themselves of action as a means of unification. The conflicts a mass movement seeks and incites serve not only to down its enemies but also to strip its followers of their distinct individuality and render them more soluble in the collective medium.

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Not understanding the process of a spontaneously-ordered economy goes hand-in-hand with not understanding the creation of resources and wealth. And read more

Not understanding the process of a spontaneously-ordered economy goes hand-in-hand with not understanding the creation of resources and wealth. And when a person does not understand the creation of resources and wealth, the only intellectual alternative is to believe that increasing wealth must be at the cost of someone else. This belief that our good fortune must be an exploitation of others may be the taproot of false prophecy about doom that our evil ways must bring upon us.

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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.

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The best inheritance a parent can give his children is a few minutes of his time each day.

The best inheritance a parent can give his children is a few minutes of his time each day.

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Money is the sinews of love, as of war.

Money is the sinews of love, as of war.

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The 1990s customer expects service to be characterized by fast and efficient computer-based systems.

The 1990s customer expects service to be characterized by fast and efficient computer-based systems.

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Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it.

Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it.

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All people, however fanatical they may be in their zeal to disparage and to fight capitalism, implicitly pay homage to read more

All people, however fanatical they may be in their zeal to disparage and to fight capitalism, implicitly pay homage to it by passionately clamoring for the products it turns out.

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