Wednesday, May 30, 2007

"Memorial Day is not a remembrance of things past, but of things present; specifically, it is a remembrance of things surpassed, or of the things that surpass us -- the sacrifice of our heroes.
-Gagdad Bob

Liberalism in Their Own Words

"Fairness doesn't just happen. It requires the right government policies."
-Hillary Clinton

Monday, May 14, 2007

"If goods don't cross borders, soldiers will."
-attributed to Frederic Bastiat

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

"Legislation, the deliberate making of law, has justly been described as among all inventions of man the one fraught with the gravest consequences, more far-reaching in its effects even than fire and gun-powder. It gave into the hands of men an instrument of great power which they needed to achieve some good, but which they have not yet learned so to control that it may not produce great evil."
-Friedrich Hayek

Thursday, May 03, 2007

How to Ensure Runaway Inflation

"Healthcare has multiple payers, assured payments and heavy government involvement. It has raging inflation. Another enterprise that depends on multiple payers, assured payment, and heavy government involvement is higher education. And it, too, has raging inflation."
-Jon Hall

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

"Capitalism makes us rich. ... But that's not why I love it. The marketplace, unfettered by government regulation but fettered by competition, gives each of us a chance to transform the world in the way we wish."
-Russell Roberts (main character in his book "The Invisible Heart")