“The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.”
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The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief... that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart.
Private property was the original source of freedom. It still is its main ballpark.
In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs.
It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most.