Quote Category: Philosophy

René Girard’s theory of mimetic desire holds that people have no idea what they want, or what they value, so…

I regard the preservation of what is known as the capitalist system, of the system of free markets and the…

The champions of socialism call themselves progressives, but they recommend a system which is characterized by rigid observance of routine…

Still, the fact that a river is like this doesn’t prevent us from preparing for trouble when levels are low,…

A people averse to the institution of private property is without the first elements of freedom.

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but…

America’s abundance was created not by public sacrifices to ‘the common good,’ but by the productive genius of free men…

The great and abiding lesson of American history, particularly the cold war, is that the engine of capitalism, the individual,…

Prior to capitalism, the way people amassed great wealth was by looting, plundering and enslaving their fellow man. Capitalism made…

The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the law of God, and…