“War... is harmful, not only to the conquered but to the conqueror.”
Ludwig von Mises
“Why are there violent cartels in marijuana, cocaine, and heroin but not in whiskey and cigarettes?”
Sheldon Richman
“I think it's both good ethics and good economics to scrap this notion that we can fight a war on terror and give rich folks like me a tax cut. It amounts to class warfare.”
Bill Clinton
“The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.”
Thomas Sowell
“The pre-World War II era, when an imperial Japan attempted to secure an exclusive economic sphere for itself, is long past. The Japanese people have demonstrated a consistent aversion to the use of force and an equally strong determination to maintain firm civilian control over the nation's military.”
Christopher Preble
“It’s our self-proclaimed protectors from whom need we protection most.”
“The technology is truly efficient and economical. But the biggest thing is, our economic analysis shows this technology is better anytime crude oil is at $40 a barrel or higher.”
Claude Corkadel