...I wish that I may never think the smiles of the great and powerful
a sufficient inducement to turn aside from the straight path
of honesty and the convictions of my own mind
David Ricardo
The market system delivers the goods people want,
but those who make it work cannot readily explain why it is so.
The socialst or communist system does not deliver the goods,
but those who operate it can readily explain away its failure.
F.A. Hayek, Law, Legislation and Liberty, Vol. II
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The North Face
God what an awful question. Biden? has explained this already, months ago. Obama has defended him, months ago.
Hypomanical
Democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others
Winston Churchill