The Envious Are More Likely

A Man Who Is Good From Docility, And Not From Stern Self-control, Has No Character.

When Alexander The Great Visited The Philosopher Diogenes And Asked Whether He Could Do Anything For Him, Diogenes Is Said To Have Replied: ‘yes, Stand A Little Less Between Me And The Sun.’ It Is What Every Citizen Is Entitled To Ask Of His Government.

The Quickest And Surest Way To Production, Prosperity, And Economic Growth Is Through Private Enterprise. The Best Way For Governments To Encourage Private Enterprise Is To Establish Justice, To Enforce Contracts, To Insure Domestic Peace And Tranquility, To Protect Private Property, And To Secure The Blessings Of Liberty Including Economic Liberty - Which Means To Stop Putting Obstacles In The Way Of Private Enterprise.

The Army Of Relief And Other Subsidy Recipients Will Continue To Grow, And The Solvency Of The Government Will Become Increasingly Un Tenable, As Long As Part Of The Population Can Vote To Force The Other Part To Support It.

All Subsidy Measures, All Schemes To Redistribute Income Or To Force Peter To Support Paul, Are One-eyed As Well As Shortsighted. They Get Their Immediate Appeal By Focusing Attention On The Alleged Needs Of Some Particular Group Of Intended Beneficiaries. But The Inevitable Victims - Those Who Are Going To Be Asked To Pay For The New Handout In Increased Taxes (which Directly Or Indirectly Means Almost Everybody Else) - Are Left Out Of Account. Only One-half Of The Problem Has Been Seen. The Cost Of The Proposed Solution Has Been Overlooked.