"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."

"Hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned."

"History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition."

"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?"

"I won't compare ants and people, but ants give us a useful model of how single members of a community can become so organized that they end up resembling, in effect, one big collective brain. Our own exploding population and communication technology are leading us that way."

"To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do."

"It is better to be alone than in bad company."

"He who inspires courage in a single soul has led a monumental campaign. Remember this in moments of decisive trial — an essential principle for the reflective life."