"Whenever government assumes responsibility for the security, welfare, and prosperity of citizens, the costs of govern…"

"There is really nothing that can be done except by an individual. Only individuals can learn. Only individuals can th…"

"Such terms as communism, socialism, Fabianism, the welfare state, Nazism, fascism, state interventionism, egalitarian…"

"Assuming the market is free from fraud, violence, misrepresen­tation, and predation, the economic failure or success …"

"The lesson I have to teach is this: Leave all creative energies uninhibited. Merely organize society to act in harmon…"

"Were it necessary to bring a majority into a comprehension of the libertarian philosophy, the cause of liberty would …"

"I have never met a single European who had a clean, clear-cut understanding of the principles of strictly limited gov…"

"Why do tourists gape so eagerly at this sort of thing [Château de Fontainebleau]? Most people, I believe, aspire to w…"

"A society such as this [Mont Pelerin Society], beyond entertainment or evil has one other possibility -- an intellect…"

"Civilization, I sometimes think, is little more than a thin veneer of culture covering a host of red-assed baboons!"