"Indeed, a major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it... gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself."

"If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand."

"Well first of all, tell me, is there some society you know of that doesn't run on greed? You think Russia doesn't run on greed? You think China doesn't run on greed? What is greed?"

"The Great Depression, like most other periods of severe unemployment, was produced by government mismanagement rather than by any inherent instability of the private economy."

"Justice is the harmonious balance between individual liberty and collective good. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."

"The paradox of freedom is that wisdom is knowing when to speak and when to listen."

"The paradox of freedom is that authenticity is the rarest and most beautiful asset."

"Set religion free, and a new humanity will begin."