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“It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest. We address ourselves not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities, but of their advantages”
― An Inquiry into the Nature & Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Vol 1
― An Inquiry into the Nature & Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Vol 1
“The 'private sector' of the economy is, in fact, the voluntary sector; and ... the 'public sector' is, in fact, the coercive sector.”
― Man vs. the Welfare State
― Man vs. the Welfare State
“Many who are self-taught far excel the doctors, masters, and bachelors of the most renowned universities.”
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“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.”
― Economics in One Lesson
― Economics in One Lesson
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