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We are anxious when there is a dissonance between our "knowledge" and the perceivable facts. Since our "knowledge" is not read more
We are anxious when there is a dissonance between our "knowledge" and the perceivable facts. Since our "knowledge" is not to be doubted or questioned, it is the facts that have to be altered...
...the argument for liberty is not an argument against organization, which is one of the most powerful tools human reason read more
...the argument for liberty is not an argument against organization, which is one of the most powerful tools human reason can employ, but an argument against all exclusive, privileged, monopolistic organization, against the use of coercion to prevent others from doing better.
Making capitalism out of socialism is like making eggs out of an omelet.
Making capitalism out of socialism is like making eggs out of an omelet.
Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it is not ridiculous.
Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it is not ridiculous.
The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.
The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.
Both free speech rights and property rights belong legally to individuals, but their real function is social, to benefit vast read more
Both free speech rights and property rights belong legally to individuals, but their real function is social, to benefit vast numbers of people who do not themselves exercise these rights.
We live in a world in which politics has replaced philosophy.
We live in a world in which politics has replaced philosophy.
Politics makes strange bed-fellows.
Politics makes strange bed-fellows.
No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.
No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.
