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"In my book I don't just demonstrate that free enterprise is the most efficient way of organizing an economy - which it is. I also show that it's an expression of American values, and, thus, that a fight for free enterprise is very much a fight for our culture."
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"If you want to know the value of half a second, ask the person who came second in a sprint event at the Olympics."
"If you want to know the value of a week ask the editor of a weekly magazine if he fails to meet up with the target of his weekly publication."
"Many a man was caused to perish by something that he and many men cherish."
"Great beauty, great strength, and great riches are really and truly of no great use; a right heart exceeds all."
"Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another."
"Any general statement is like a check drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it."
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"Whether we look at capitalism, taxes, business, or government, the data show a clear and consistent pattern: 70 percent of Americans support the free enterprise system and are unsupportive of big government."
"The system that enables the most people to earn the most success is free enterprise, by matching up people's skills, interests, and abilities. In contrast, redistribution simply spreads money around. Even worse, it attenuates the ability to earn success by perverting economic incentives."
"The truth is that relative income is not directly related to happiness. Nonpartisan social-survey data clearly show that the big driver of happiness is earned success: a person's belief that he has created value in his life or the life of others."
"As a political independent, I would gladly vote for any political party dedicated to limited government and entrepreneurship."
"FDR created today's 30 percent coalition. Obama wants to finish the job by turning it into a permanent ruling majority. There's nothing new about the Obama Narrative. It is the FDR Narrative on steroids. It is intended to lead to greater statism and political gain."
"The more control you have over your life, the more responsible you feel for your own success - or failure."
"If you think spreading money around by force seems like an odd definition of fairness, you're not alone."
"We will have bigger bureaucracies, bigger labor unions, and bigger state-run corporations. It will be harder to be an entrepreneur because of punitive taxes and regulations. The rewards of success will be expropriated for the sake of attaining greater income equality."
"There is nothing inherently fair about equalizing incomes. If the government penalizes you for working harder than somebody else, that is unfair. If you save your money but retire with the same pension as a free-spending neighbor, that is also unfair."
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