Michael Morrison

“If almost everyone is in favor of feeding the hungry, the politician may find it in his interest to do so. But, under those circumstances, the politician is unnecessary: some kind soul will give the hungry man a meal anyway. If the great majority is against the hungry man, some kind soul among the minority still may feed him—the politician will not.”
― David D. Friedman, The Machinery of Freedom: Guide to a Radical Capitalism

“Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you'll find the real tinsel underneath.”
― Oscar Levant

“It's not who you are, it's what you don't become that hurts the most.”
― Oscar Levant

“That illustrates my rule of thumb for reading history: View with suspicion any anecdote that makes a good enough story to have survived on its literary merits.”
― David D. Friedman, Legal Systems Very Different from Ours